research July 22, 2017
Interns on the Boardwalk
By Mei-Ling
We were all hungry, so all the interns swarmed the food lines. With snack of popcorn, fruit, chips and guacamole, we were at least able to hold out until everyone got their real food: burgers and hot dogs.
Much of the day was spent walking around the boardwalk, examining the food, the stores, the games and the rides. We decided on only the best: the Giant Dipper and Ghostbusters before playing all sorts of games, from ring toss to roller ball games (two different types as well!), ladder climb, and more. To round off the trip, we shared a giant funnel cake and crowded into a photo booth for commemorative photos of the day, before heading back and eating at Koja Kitchen. I was new to this dinner place, but it has definitely won me over. It's like a burger or a sandwich between two patties made of white rice instead of bread. The patties stayed together impressively well, and I am partial to rice in any case.
Altogether, it was a really fun day filled with things to do and eat. I had a great time with my friends, and I'm very glad I had a chance to take this trip with them.
My SURF Experience
SURF, short for Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, is a quintessential experience for any Caltech student. It is a widely accessible research fellowship for Caltech students that funds your proposed research for one summer term. While many of my classmates did their first SURF the summer after their freshman year, I sent in my first application to the program as a sophomore. As a CS major, I was trying to chase meaningful work that intersected computation with the field of neuroscience. I ended up doing a SURF at the Stanford School of Medicine that first year, studying hand gestures in children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Since then, I've been working in the research space of applying computational analyses to ASD.
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Hey hey! We're starting a series where I walk you through my best finds for food and drinks in the Pasadena region, and in the LA metropolitan area. Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, if you will (although, for copyright reasons we can't call it that). As you explore your college options, I firmly believe that food and location are more important than your high school guidance counselor may lead you to believe. And I'm here to share my best finds from my time at Caltech with you.
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