So, college is over...

Well, my readers, its been awhile. My apologies for not updating this blog for awhile; MQP work became rather intense. But now it is all over, and t'was so very worth it. Allow me to briefly summarize the high points:
-We got an A
-I got thesis recommendation
-I got a letter of recommendation for a TA position
-I'm going to do Ph.D work in London, courtesy of our lab director!!!

Now, as you can imagine I'm rather thrilled about all of this. Last night was devoted to a somewhat serendipitous celebration (yay alliteration!). You see, we ended up on a boat party of college students who had just finished a semester at their university. Sure, they all spoke Hungarian, but when you have common cause and open bars language barriers don't mean much. Sailing down the Danube on a floating party boat (complete with dance halls, bars, and lounge areas) is an experience I highly recommend to anyone who has the good fortune of finding one. Imagine dancing and drinking with about two hundred others on three decks, passing under brightly-lit bridges with city lights on both sides and a breeze off of the river. The music was a rather eclectic assortment of 90s rock, pop, and hip hop (hot, new, mainstream tunes here). The people were equally mixed, with a surprisingly large number of Germans and Americans milling about. All told the trip lasted about four hours, and was well worth the 1300 forint (about $7.00) or so cover charge.

Today shall be spent wandering around, with a game of laser tag later on between our group and some SZTAKI researchers. Assuming anything interesting or hilarious happens, you shall be informed some time tonight. After all, I believe I owe you readers two or three entries by now. In terms of the overall trip, seven weeks are rapidly drawing to a close. I fly back to the 'States on May 2nd, about five days hence. I plan to go on a least one more excursion in Hungary, possibly either a riverboat ride or some sort of hike. Possibly both. If any of you readers have a suggestion or want something in particular covered, now would be the time to say so ;)