I am a geologist, working at a university in Australia. My professional interests currently relate to submarine volcanic and hydrothermal activity around the "Pacific Rim of Fire" (aka "subduction zone-related magmatism, hydrothermalism and tectonics"). This involves a significant amount of time aboard research vessels. But I enjoy generally wandering the surface of our planet admiring the scenery, rocks, fauna, flora, and the oddities of human existence!