Hobbies
An image of a variety of symbols referring to different hobbies.
Welcome to my Hobbies page! Here you will find a collection of photos from events and activities I have participated in.
As a professor, my day-to-day schedule is kind off busy, but I try to maintain a balanced life and participate in some activities.
I love to travel because it enables me to embrace new opportunities and experiences such as ziplining, whitewater rafting, and penguin-petting in Dubai. I also like listening to music and audiobooks, drumming beats, telling cheesy jokes, and doing improv. Since I was young, I’ve avidly listened to audiobooks; I love the Harry Potter and Shirlock Homes series along with the works of Agatha Christie. To stay active, I like to do martial arts, rock climbing, and tandem biking. Hope you enjoyed learning a bit more about me!
(Please imagine this being read with a cheesy British accent.)
A picture of Mona on a gondola high above a city. She is wearing a white coat and a head scarf. Behind her the sun is setting and tall buildings can be seen. In the distance is a body of water.
A picture of Mona and a friend in a yellow go-kart. They are both wearing helmets and are smiling for the camera. It is sunny out.
A picture of Mona posing in front of a body of water. She is wearing a grey coat and a black hijab. Behind her is a low stone wall with a seabird perched to her left. Above the sky is blue with some white clouds hanging above.
A picture of Mona underground in a cavern. The cave is filled with a blue light. Mona stands in the center of the frame smiling. She Is wearing a dark jacket with a white scarf and hat.
An image of mona and two others posing behind of a penguin. All three are wearing a red, blue, and black jumpsuit. All around them the surrounding is white with snow. All three wear either a headscarf or a hat.
A picture of Mona in an all-white outfit and headscarf. She stands in front of a microphone and is smiling out at an audience.
A picture of a white and red cake. On top is an intricate design showing the protein structure of Urease in multi-colored frosting. Written in red on the side it reads, “Urease”
A picture of a group of people in blue jackets and red lifejackets on a yellow raft. Each one holds a red and white oar. Around them the water is rough.
A picture of mona in a pink shirt and black hijab. She is smiling and in her hands is a small baby Alligator. Behind her are palm trees and the sky is cloudy.
An image of Mona in a small rowboat looking back at the camera smiling. She is wearing a blue life preserver and sunglasses. In her hands is a steel oar. The boat is on a still blue lake during the day.Abve the sky is partially cloudy.
A picture of Mona feeding ducks in a driveway. She is wearing an intricate dress and black slacks. She is holding a bad of food as six black ducks gather around her.
A picture of feet wearing socks that show the skeletal formula of various molecules. These formulas are either in blue or pink.
A picture of Mona smiling for the camera. She is wearing a maroon sweater and black hijab, On the counter in front of her is a white and red cake. On top is an intricate design showing the protein structure of Urease in multi-colored frosting. Written in red on the side it reads, “Urease”. Behind her is a plaine white kitchen.
A picture of a figure clad in white mid-flip above a trampoline. Behind the figure are green trees.
A picture of Mona posing on the beach. She is wearing a cyan and navy dress. She is standing with her legs crossed and arms stretched out to either side in front of the ocean. Above the sky is clear and uncloudy.
A picture of Mona with a silver motorbike. She is sitting on the boke, with one leg to the side keep it up. Behind her is a parking lot full of various parked cars.
A picture of Mona posing in front of the Grand Canyon. She is wearing a blue dress and hijab. Behind her the canyons stretch for miles. And above the sky is a blue with large white clouds.
A picture of Mona posing in front of the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi. She is wearing a beige coat with a black hijab. On either side of her are tall palm trees. The path to the hotel is paved with a checkered pattern of marble title. Above the sky is clear.
A picture of Mona smiling of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque is Abu Dhabi. She is wearing a beige coat with a black hijab. Behind her the mosque is made of white marble and accented in gold. Next to the mosque is a long reflecting pool. Above the sky is sunny and clear.
An image of Mona posing for the camera on a wooden bridge. She is wearing a blue shirt and black slacks with a pink head scarf. Behind her is a row of buildings built of brick with large chimneys coming out the top. Each roof has fake snow on top. Above the sky is a deep clear blue and it is sunny.
A picture of Mona in front of a waterfall. She is wearing a white coat and a brown head scarf. The waterfall is falling from a large brown stone formation. Behind Mona, a black metal fence can be seen.
A picture of Mona in front of a stone colored rock wall. She is wearing a gray checked coat coar and a black head scarf. She is wearing shades as well. She has a backpack of which only its think strap is seen over her shoulders. It is a bright day and a streak of sunlight is seen in the picture coming from the top left. 
					We see overgrown plans spilling out from the stone wall behind her and the plans have pink flowers on them. This picture looks like it has been clicked somewhere inside a fortress
A picture of Mona smiling towards the camera. She is facind right and leaning on a fence that overlooks a small waterway beneath. There are rocks and a lot of green plans growing along the sides of the water way. There is a bridge across the waterway further back in the picture. There are walkways on both sides of the waterway and mona is standing on the left walkway.
					The picture is taken in a mountaneous region as we can see mountains in the background. The Location has a lot of trees and plants and there are some residential apartments on the other side.
A picture of Mona being excited in front of the camera. She is standing inside a train compartment and she is not holding her walking stick. She is grabbing on to  something on the top to support herself.
					The picture shows a bit of motion blur, which means the picture was taken when the train was moving at a high speed.
A beautiful picture of mona smiling at the camera. She is standing inside a sailing boat facing the camera holding her stick on with her left hand. There is a sweedish flag, attached the boat that is waving in the wind behind her. She is wearing a black coat and a navy blue head scarf. We can see water all around and clear blue skies to the left. We see the harbour at a distance behind her and there are beautiful buildings lined up in the harbour. This looks like a tourist boating location.
A picture of mona wearing a bright red coat and a black headscarf. She is seated inside a train in her seat and outside the window we are able to see green pastures and hills. She is leaning forward and smiling towards the camera.
A picture of mona posing for the camera standing on a bridge that is in front of a huge waterfall. We see hills and rocky formations on both sides and the water seems to be falling from a height and flowing underneath the bridge with force. It seems to be pretty cold as mona is wearing a white coat with the hoodie covering her head and her hands are in the coat's pockets.