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What is the probability that two people (in a Uni with 50k students) have 2/4 of the same classes? The probability is probably higher than expected, actually, but anyway, you guessed it. Last week during MXB241(Probability and Stochastic Modeling II)…

When you’re a kid, every new experience and discovery in life is so emotionally momentous. I have a distinct memory of being 8 years old and traversing a Northern California beach with my dad, when I stumbled on what I thought of as the discovery of a…

One of the best things to do while in Townsville is take a boat ride to Magnetic Island (Maggie). Today, a few friends and I decided to do just that. Maggie is absolutely beautiful, with aqua blue ocean surrounding it, an insane amount of wildlife and…

Sometimes you have those days where it’s just really hard to motivate yourself to get out of bed, go to class, or do your work. On those days, it’s easy to sit inside and binge on Netflix all day long. At home, I used to succumb to these feelings often…

During orientation, our leaders asked us to write a list of goals for our study abroad experience. I usually find these exercises unbearably cheesy, but I really tried to put thought into what I hope to get out of the trip. My list was long, with both…

Engineering classes at Santa Clara University are incredibly intense and do not give you the luxury of having a week to settle and review the syllabus. Thankfully, I finally got to experience the how laid back the first week of class is at a semester…

No experience I’ve had before July 29 could have prepared me for the journey I am embarking. The four months ahead of me will be filled with twists and turns that stretch far beyond my knowledge and understanding. What would it be like to study abroad?…

Typing away on a Wednesday night and only one more contact hour left this week. Yes, I have 3-day (Lucy claims it's pretty much four-day) weekends. This is a strange way to be in school. Almost every class has only one lecture a week, and the workshops/tutorials…

Everything feels backwards. It’s suddenly the dead of winter, the water spins the other way, there are new stars in the sky, and folks drive on the left. This last point became particularly salient last Saturday, when I woke up early and walked into a…