During the week, my Solar Powered Magnetic Car Engine group(Sharon, Allen, Gabby) and I worked really hard practicing and researching during our free time for our group proposal presentation, but the hard work definitely paid off. I learned a lot about solar energy and the inefficiency of traditional cars, and found the topic to be intriguing. The Friday afternoon question/answer session was helpful because the teacher fellows gave the students a better understanding of college, grad school, and just studying science and engineering in general.
Yesterday was my seventeenth birthday, and I had a really pleasant day. The San Diego Zoo was exciting, and at night, my wonderful suite mates and friends threw me a surprise party. There were balloons, thick chocolate cake, candy, decorations, and everything. I'm excited about going to the beach again this afternoon! It's crazy to realize I'm already seventeen, and also that there's less than a week left of COSMOS. Time flies.
