At the time the podcast was recorded (November, 2022) James was a 4th year geology undergrad at UBC. James worked as a work-learn student in EOAS from Sept to December, 2022. As a student, James is heavily involved in his classes by asking lots of questions, running mineralogical & petrological review sessions for his peers & loving the process of learning. In his spare time, James enjoys discovering new concepts, chatting with people of different perspectives & expanding his worldview.