Buon Giorno

Posted 05:02 PM, September 05, 2006, by ktboyd

I'm moving to the bay in less than two weeks, and I'm currently in Europe (that's me on the left in front of a really old wall at the Colosseum). I decided to have a relaxing vacation so that I can lay all my energy into classes and research when I hit the ground running on the 18th.

Unfortunately the rush to move between the 14th (when we arrive) and the 18th (when I have meetings) may possibly reverse all the unwinding I hope to accomplish while here.

I have been getting emails, first intermittently and now regularly, from the program coordinator letting me know about events that are coming up. The first years have a scavenger hunt on campus the first week. That should be fun! I'm not sure how good I am with maps but I managed to guide my dad and Ryan through Rome in a car on Monday.
My dad drove, Ryan watched for cars that were about to hit us, and I busied myself with the map! Without a team I may do pretty poorly - I wonder if we're grouped.

So I've managed to register for 3 classes for the fall. It's been pretty difficult for me to narrow it down to such a small number. With all the freedom I'm getting in graduate school, I need to force myself to pick. There are just so many exciting options! I am also setting up meetings for rotations. The Stanford faculty is just great! They are very responsive and positive. It's so encouraging! It only emphasizes why I chose this school. At the moment I have 3 professors I will be meeting in the first week, and one I will likely meet later on (I hope to rotate with her in the winter or spring).

I am also taking a math refresher course which started on Tuesday, although I'm not sure if I want to use the hotel internet to access the lectures. I may have to catch up at some later point. For the next week I plan to take as much time to myself as I can, so this may be it until I start my big move!

Ciao!

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