Dr. Albert Yu-Lin and the search for adventure.

 Albert Lin was the 2010 National Geographic Adventurer of the year. I had the pleasure of seeing this very articulate man's speech at the 2011 UCSD Graduation.

Its hard to believe that this man was in my outer circle. Apparently there are some amazing people who work in the same building, who walk the same paths as normal people do everyday.

This Doctoral scholar studied the forbidden land surrounding Genghis Khans alleged grave site in the midst of Mongolia. National Geographic calls him a modern day Indiana Jones

His most inspirational moment was when he decided not to get a 'real job' when he decided to take on a risky post graduate project that required him to start an 8 year trek around the world using the latest technologies in remote sensing. Although this must have taken some guts, I contest that few Ph.D graduates get traditional jobs. He encourages us to follow our dreams and to be damned with worries like supporting ourselves. Read more about him on the Nat Geo website.

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