Week1 at COSMOS
Saturday July 16th
On Saturdays we have special outings that is mandatory for our entire camp to attend. This weekend's was a relaxing morning at the Davis Farmer's Market and a fun-packed afternoon at the REC pool. We left for the Farmer's Market at 8:30, we're early birds. At the Farmer's Market we were testing nearly all the stands and in the end I bought nectarines, a scone, hot dog, shirt and the famous Davis apple juice. We stayed there for about 2 hours and on our way back to the dorms we decided to finish the Scavenger Hunt we started yesterday. We finally found Wall Art on Cruses Hall, Arboretum and the Walt Disney fire hydrant. Once we returned to our dorm, we all gathered and worked on homework for about 2 hours. When it was time to meet for the REC pool we walked over, had an amazing dinner, played fun games and swam until 9pm when we walked back. I was pleased to hear that the lights out time was moved back an hour to give people more time to shower.
On Saturdays we have special outings that is mandatory for our entire camp to attend. This weekend's was a relaxing morning at the Davis Farmer's Market and a fun-packed afternoon at the REC pool. We left for the Farmer's Market at 8:30, we're early birds. At the Farmer's Market we were testing nearly all the stands and in the end I bought nectarines, a scone, hot dog, shirt and the famous Davis apple juice. We stayed there for about 2 hours and on our way back to the dorms we decided to finish the Scavenger Hunt we started yesterday. We finally found Wall Art on Cruses Hall, Arboretum and the Walt Disney fire hydrant. Once we returned to our dorm, we all gathered and worked on homework for about 2 hours. When it was time to meet for the REC pool we walked over, had an amazing dinner, played fun games and swam until 9pm when we walked back. I was pleased to hear that the lights out time was moved back an hour to give people more time to shower.
Friday July 15th
We were introduced to our final Cosmos projects and presentations.
Today's Cosmos activity was a Scavenger Hunt. Some of the girls in my cluster and I got in a group and went to start the Scavenger Hunt at 6:30, which is when all the events usually start at. By the time we had received the list, we realized it'd be easier to bike so we took time to get our bikes and left 20 minutes later. We took pictures next to the Scavenger Hunt items and when we returned in an hour we missed 7 items. We presented our pictures to the judges and waited until night announcements to know the results. We won and the prize was cake! After winning the Scavenger Hunt, I had a better sense of direction around the UC Davis campus.
We were introduced to our final Cosmos projects and presentations.
Today's Cosmos activity was a Scavenger Hunt. Some of the girls in my cluster and I got in a group and went to start the Scavenger Hunt at 6:30, which is when all the events usually start at. By the time we had received the list, we realized it'd be easier to bike so we took time to get our bikes and left 20 minutes later. We took pictures next to the Scavenger Hunt items and when we returned in an hour we missed 7 items. We presented our pictures to the judges and waited until night announcements to know the results. We won and the prize was cake! After winning the Scavenger Hunt, I had a better sense of direction around the UC Davis campus.
Thursday July 14th
I had Robotics Lab all day today and it was amazing. I had the opportunity to learn more about my capabilities and not exactly C programming. I ran into several difficulties but I didn't give up. Our professor was joking about having us stay until midnight working on our programs but I found Robotics fascinating and felt like I could stay up all night programming.
Our special Cosmos activity today was to play Sardines in a confusing building nicknamed the Death Star. I went but only played one round because it was too hot to stay put fro extensive amounts of time. I felt so good that I knew how to get back to the dorms and around campus.
When I returned to my dorm my roommate and I watched Star Wars: The Force Awakens until night announcements. Star Wars is one of our common interests that we learned about each other today.
I did in fact buy a new bike lock and luckily nothing got stolen while I was sharing a bike lock.
Wednesday July 13th
At Cosmos we have class schedules. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have the same schedule: a morning of Robotics and Biophysics, then an afternoon of Lab (either Robotics or Biophysics) where we code. Then on Tuesdays and Thursdays we either have outings planned to San Francisco or extensive Lab work (which I will be doing tomorrow). We had our first homework due today and were assigned more homework due Friday, I have time.
Since today wasn't too stressful, I finally had time to go on another refreshing run. I like to run later in the day because the constant heat during the day makes it difficult to run.
However, what was stressful was the fact that my bike lock stopped working but luckily I could lock my bike with someone else's until I could fix or buy my own lock.
At Cosmos we have class schedules. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday we have the same schedule: a morning of Robotics and Biophysics, then an afternoon of Lab (either Robotics or Biophysics) where we code. Then on Tuesdays and Thursdays we either have outings planned to San Francisco or extensive Lab work (which I will be doing tomorrow). We had our first homework due today and were assigned more homework due Friday, I have time.
Since today wasn't too stressful, I finally had time to go on another refreshing run. I like to run later in the day because the constant heat during the day makes it difficult to run.
However, what was stressful was the fact that my bike lock stopped working but luckily I could lock my bike with someone else's until I could fix or buy my own lock.
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