The Inter-University Institute of Marine Biology (IUI)

In other words my second home in Eilat.

This Is where I spend the majority of my days.

Pictured is just one of the many buildings that makes up the IUI. In fact this is the building where most of my work takes place as the experiment I am currently carrying out is set up in the left hand side of this building. On the right hand side of this building is a sort of lecture theatre where scientists visiting the IUI present their current projects. So far there have been two such lectures in my short time here, the first on determining past present and future climate change through paleogeochemistry and the second was a PhD on the bio-availability of iron to phytoplankton.

I refer to the IUI  as a second home because even though I've been here less than a week that is how my co-workers make it feel. Everyone is extremely friendly and invite me to join them for freshly made meals they prepare in the IUI kitchen.

Behind the IUI is the Red Sea and between the IUI and the Red Sea is the IUI's private beach which, in such a touristy area is an amazing privilege.

 This is where the scientists of the IUI usually take breaks and finish their day of work by snorkelling on the coral reefs or simply relaxing on the beach.

The land on the other side of the sea is Jordan. From this position you can in fact sea three other countries; Jorden is directly opposite, Saudi Arabia is just a little to the right of the above photo and Egypt in only two kilometres from the IUI on the same side of the Red Sea.