Shipping Up To Boston

Dear Followers, This weekend I flew up to Boston with my family to pick up my brother Shray. He has been working on a project involving in vivo cardiological catheter imaging in Boston since June at St. Jude Medical. Because I have zero experience in a non-biological laboratory, I learned much when I asked him about his project and daily routine in the laboratory. Somehow the prospect of conducting experiments solely with computer values and mathematical programs seems much less appealing than hands-on work with cells, proteins, and chemicals. Then again, I had given up on being the classic Indian engineer after I had quit UMTYMP. Going up to Boston for the weekend was really nostalgic for me in the sense that my family is rarely together in one place. My mom is generally out of the nation...

Where Did My Summer Go?

Dear Followers, When Summer Vacation began just a few months back, I had decided that I would push productivity to all new highs and accomplish a neat and organized list of goals I had typed out for myself. Not only did I happen to lose that list during the first week of Summer Vacation, but I can confidently say that my productivity has actually dropped to all time lows. Once again my sleeping schedule has become a dirty mess. Once again I have made the mistake of leaving all of my work to collect dust until August. One again I have made the mistake of trying to learn two very different languages at the same time. Once again I have made the mistake of believing that I am able to control how long I watch anime on a given day. But then again, Summer Vacation this year has definitely been...