Journeys for Knowledge

As I said in my first post, I do not intend to post on a regular basis given the irregular nature of my time abroad, in case anyone was confused by the gap between posts. I have now just about settled into my house in Cambridge, after a few days of orientation and welcome events.

Nothing really kicked off until Thursday, when I went to the lab to finalize my thesis project and meet my fellow students within the lab group. I did not stay long, since I needed to purchase a bike and more importantly, food. There was little to do but read and relax before the first welcome event that night which included free pizza. I met quite a few people that night from all over the world, and bonded with my fellow lab mate Tejas over video games.

Over the next few days more events took place, from eating fine cheese, to poling boat along the river (called punting), to a BBQ by the chapel far away from everything else. The details of these events are too lengthy and troublesome for this medium, but overall the events felt a lot like my freshman year at Berkeley. One big difference was that I proactively interacted with people more this time around. I no longer had the social buffer on my high school friends, so I had to go out and make friends on my own. I would say after this first week, I have been successful in that endeavour, and the coming weeks will reveal how these newly formed relationships will grow and prosper.

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