SARAH
BLYTH
Ten
years! I never thought it would fly by so quickly! The class of '95 reunion seemed infinitely far in the future when we were
in matric...
After
school I went to UCT and studied a Bsc. (Hons) in Physics and Astrophysics (1996-1999). After four years in Cape Town, I thought
I'd try something completely different and went and lived the high life as a
management consultant in Joburg for a year and a half. Being a Durban girl, living hundreds of kilometres from the sea was
not optimal! So I moved back to Cape Town for another 18 months (still working in consulting) before I decided to shed the
power suits and return to the student life.
For
the last couple of years, my boyfriend Mark and I have spent most of our time in Berkeley, California, at Lawrence Berkeley
National Lab doing research. I graduated with my Masters in December (2004) and am now starting my PhD research in Nuclear
Physics.
When we're not working, we try to see some
of the rest of the USA (on a student budget!). Here we are attempting to snowboard at Lake Tahoe, California, and sight-seeing
in New York City. I wish I could be home in July to see everyone again – it would be great fun to catch up on all the
news!
