I landed in Boston last night, to settle before starting my internship with Raytheon on Tuesday. Needless to say, I am excited (and nervous!) to start my first internship, but I look forward to it a lot.
Before things really get started, I'd like to play catch-up. This is where I post everything that you've been missing these past few weeks! (and in some cases what I've been missing, but just happened to snap a photo while I walked from one computer to another).
Included in this post are pictures of CMU's infamous Carnival, ECE Day, the Pittsburgh skyline, and, as a bonus, some pictures of Lowell, where I'm living this summer!
Carnival
Every year CMU hosts its Carnival. The university gives its students two days off to enjoy Spring and a series of student-run events. It's an outlet for creativity, and a last hurrah before buckling down for finals.
My personal favorite, the annual Mobot race, draws quite a crowd.
Student organizations pulled out all the stops on Midway this year. The booths were amazing. Unfortunately, I was coding Malloc all weekend, so I couldn't go see many of the booths up close, but I did manage to shoot some of the amazing structures students put together.
SWE's booth: Mt. Everest. It turned out really well.
ECE Day
The sun finally decided to come out for ECE day, traditionally held on the last day of classes. It's a food-filled, faculty-soaked afternoon with music, games, and a lot more food.
Look at all the smiling faces! Classes are over! But Proxy isn't. Can you spot the bags under the eyes?
Grant, my lab partner in 18220, attempts to dunk our 18202 TA, Kyle. Too bad I dunked him first! Then the professor himself has a go...
Max looking snazzier than usual in his hat that screams "I'm in charge of transporting burgers from the grill to Hammerschlag Hall, so if you want to beat the line, slip me a few green backs and one may get conveniently lost on the way!"Pittsburgh
Andrey and I hung out for a day before I left for Boston, going places such as the Carnegie Science Center (we're 10-year-olds at heart) and Mt. Washington to see the Pittsburgh skyline. We also scored a free lasagna at Buca di Beppo, courtesy of the chef who forgot to remove the wrapper from the butter before baking it into the nine layers of pasta.
Andrey's first freeze-dried ice cream. This stuff comes from space?
A wonderful fountain contraption in tribute to the countless hours Andrey spent building fountains at this very spot as a child.
Panorama of Pittsburgh's beautiful skyline by night.
Lowell
Quaint and very, very empty on Sundays, Lowell is a small city that boasts UMass Lowell. And that's about it. There's an old church for sale on Merrimack St. for sale, if you're interested.
Washington would have had an easy time crossing the Merrimack here! This may be a product of the many canals throughout the city, however.
Edit: This is my 200th post on this blog! Happy 200th!
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