Monday (11/17) was the turning point of the seasons. We woke up to a chilly morning, which has only stuck around since. Yesterday (11/20), we had rain and snow for a short span of time. Of course, none of the snow stuck around, but it was sort of fun to see. However, this doesn't mean that I'm really a fan of snow. I suppose I would rather have it snow than rain at this point.
Rachael will be here tomorrow night. I'm sure we'll have a good time and hilarity will ensue. She said her suitcase is half full, so she can bring lots of shoes, etc back. Who wouldn't want to buy lots of inexpensive shoes?
Friday, November 21, 2008
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Holiday, Election, Mathematics
Halloween has come and gone. Unfortunately, Korea does not really have pumpkin patches or apple tree farms. So, I missed out on carving jack-o-lanterns, drinking hot cider, and trick-or-treating this year. Luckily, Simon knew that I wanted a jack-o-lantern and he did the best he could. We're not allowed to have candles in the dorm, so he put his cell phone in it for a while to light it up^^ I think it's creative!
On more historically, monumental note, Barack Obama is the new president-elect. All of the Europeans are happy with this, for the obvious reasons. This was the first presidential election that I voted in, and I voted by absentee ballot. I am rather proud to say that I am a part of the amazing history taking place. This is the extent of my political views.
Also, I have a math project to do with 4 other Korean girls. We have to write an 8-10 page paper about factorization methods, Fermat numbers, and the Pollard rho method. You know about these topics? Then, we have to make a 10 minute power point presentation in front of the class, where 2 of us speak about our respective topics (in English). When this project was announced, I had to face that I going to present, no matter whose group I am in, because I am the only native English speaker in the class. At first, I dreaded writing the paper, because I would have to teach myself the material. However, it's not as difficult as I thought it might be. Last night, I sat in the computer lab and created some sweet excel files. I plug certain numbers into the cells, and it does all the work for me. I love Excel!
On more historically, monumental note, Barack Obama is the new president-elect. All of the Europeans are happy with this, for the obvious reasons. This was the first presidential election that I voted in, and I voted by absentee ballot. I am rather proud to say that I am a part of the amazing history taking place. This is the extent of my political views.
Also, I have a math project to do with 4 other Korean girls. We have to write an 8-10 page paper about factorization methods, Fermat numbers, and the Pollard rho method. You know about these topics? Then, we have to make a 10 minute power point presentation in front of the class, where 2 of us speak about our respective topics (in English). When this project was announced, I had to face that I going to present, no matter whose group I am in, because I am the only native English speaker in the class. At first, I dreaded writing the paper, because I would have to teach myself the material. However, it's not as difficult as I thought it might be. Last night, I sat in the computer lab and created some sweet excel files. I plug certain numbers into the cells, and it does all the work for me. I love Excel!
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