Monday-Back at Tech

Despite some gloomy weather I had a great first day back from Thanksgiving Break.  It stared out cloudy and a little chilly this morning, but it warmed up a little by noon.  However, at five the temperature dropped and it started to drizzle.  Not enough to warrant using an umbrella, but enough to make getting to class miserable.

I started this morning with my physics lecture. We just went over a few of the major things we learned throughout the year.  Right after that was my Vector Geometry lecture, which was just a review for the next exam.  After that, I came back to my dorm and worked on the critical responses for Engineering Cultures.  A while later, I went to World Regions, where we spent about two hours talking about Japan.  We were supposed to finish Japan and spend most of the class talking about India.  Professor Boyer said that we would watch Inception as our final class film, and its a 50/50 chance that he was being serious. We'll have to wait to see what happens!

Tomorrow should be another interesting World Regions event.   There will be a screening of the film Bouncing Cats, followed by the first reunion of the stars since it was filmed.  Red Bull will also be there filming the class as part of a documentary.  They'll be giving out free Red Bull to everyone there as well.

Tune in tomorrow to hear how the event went.  Thats all I have for today, see you tomorrow.

Friday-Back home!

After four hours of driving I am back home with my family!  I caught a ride home today with a friend I know from Boy Scouts.  We left Tech at 5 pm and four hours later we stepped out of the car.  I-81 was congested so we ended up taking Route 603, which was an amazing drive.  There were icicles, mountain streams, huge rocks balanced on the sides of hills; it was great.  We got back on 81 and drove for a while.  We got off onto Route 340 and cut through Stuarts Draft and then got onto Interstate 64 and stayed on that until we got home.

I won't be posting every day during thanksgiving Break, but I'll keep you updated with any school related activities.  I still have quizzes in Vector Geometry and World Regions that I need to complete.  Thats all I have for today, see you soon.

Thursday-Pre-Thanksgiving Break

Today was my pre-Thanksgiving break.  My calculus teacher canceled class, and since calculus was my only  class today I had the entire day off.  Since I'm leaving for home tomorrow, I used the opportunity to clean my room, wash my clothes, and pack my bags for Thanksgiving break.

This evening Virginia Tech played the University of North Carolina, and of course we won.  It was a little worrying at first because UNC scored a touchdown at the start of the first quarter and Tech didn't score until the middle of the second quarter.  Then we scored a touchdown and a field goal before the end of the half and then two more touchdowns in the third quarter. Near the end of the game, though, UNC scored two more touchdowns bringing it up to a three point difference.  However, time ran out and Tech won!

I'll be catching a ride to Richmond with a friend tomorrow afternoon, so my next post will be written from home! That's all for tonight.

Wednesday- Last physics lab

I had my last physics lab of the semester today, and what a lab it was!  We started to work on thermodynamics in physics.  In this lab we used heat engines and fire pistons.  There was boiling water, ice, fire, and pistons.  It was an awesome way to finish up the semester.

This evening was another World Regions movie night.  We watched a movie called "Rabbit Proof Fence" which is based on a true story about three mixed-race Aboriginal girls, who ran away from the Moore River Native Settlement to return to their Aboriginal families.  It was a pretty good movie.

Thats all I've got for today.  See you tomorrow!

Tuesday- Backpacking Photos!

I finally got around to getting all of my pictures together from the backpacking trip.  Like last time, I created a slideshow with captions on each of the pictures.  Enjoy:






I hope you enjoyed the pictures! Thats all I have for tonight, see you tomorrow.

Monday-Not much to say

I've been busy studying for my Calculus test tomorrow, so I haven't had time to go through my photos from the McAfees Knob trip this weekend.  I'll have time after the test, so I will write about my trip tomorrow.  Until then, have a picture:

I don't really have anything else to talk about so I'll see you tomorrow with more pictures from the trip and a full write-up.  Now I'm off to bed!

Friday-On my way

I am on the road to the Hopper Creek campground, where we'll spend the night before heading over to the McAfee's Knob trailhead. 
Today was a big physics day. First, I had my physics recitation this morning. Then I had a physics lecture in the afternoon. Finally, I had a physics test this evening. Lots of physics.  I also completed an assignment for Engineering Cultures.

That's all for this week.  On Monday I'll be back with lots of pictures from the hike.  Have a good weekend!