April 9, 2002
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ASES Stanford
I am currently writing from ASES Stanford at Stanford University in Stanford, California. It is about 7:15am in the morning here and I'm still a little jet lagged. I've been here for about three days now, and from what I've been able to see and hear about Stanford University, I'm extremely impressed.
I always had a bias to Queen's campus. Its picturesque limestone buildings, strategic location against the lake and wonderful landscape made Queen's the best university town in campus. It didn't hurt that they had quite a bit of money either.
Stanford is very much like Queen's except perhaps twice the size with much deeper pockets. The buildings are built with limestone as well, but instead of grey it is a yellowish beige and the rooftops are of red clay.
Being here immediately reminded me of Paul and Kevin, the only two I know that get turned on talking about algorithms and linux operating systems. The students here are what I would imagine Waterloo students to be, computer and engineer geeks. Not that it is a bad thing, they're so damn bright and all seem very nice. It was interesting to hear about DNA chipsets and current issues in stem-cell research. Our dinner conversations involved everything from Simpsons to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, what a different and interesting world this is. Their future looks so bright it is kinda depressing that I will be competing with some of these guys in the workplace, but also assuring that I may be working with them as well. Their work experience is quite extensive with some having internships with Nvidia and IBM wireless Japan.
Many are extremely interested in ASES Shanghai, and I get more excited about this damn conference as more and more successes are realized. I don't want to jinx myself, so I am not going to write about it yet, but as soon as we secure something, I'll be sure to let you know.
Being back in North America has made me think about my friends more, how I am so close, yet so far away from everyone. I'm afraid this is the closest I'll get until my visit to Toronto! Miss you guys!
Comments (6)
ooo california! My aunt and uncle live about 10 minutes away from where you are right now. I'm so jealous!!! so what's it like to be back in north america? feeling clean?
and what's this about your theory on guys should be asshole-ish when they meet a girl the first time? no no no....that's not true!!
*ahem... see any half naked chicks at the beach yet?
hahaha... you know what's funny? the other day i got an e-mail from you about the ASES conference through one of my clubs from school!
mmm how right you are* i was just thinking...'so close but yet so far.' hope you enjoy ca!
omigod that university is so nice.
i didn't make stanford =T
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