TravelBio

Main Guadalajara cathedral, originally constructed in the 1500s  and rebuilt several times over the centuries My summer prep program ended in mid September, and our fall quarter classes weren't due to start until the 28th, so it seemed a good opportunity to travel. I won't have any significant breaks until Christmas, so gotta take advantage of them! I waffled between Colombia, Mexico, and heading home to Ohio to visit the parents. In the end I chose Mexico; the flights were cheap--you can fly from the Tijuana airport, which has a walkway across the border to San Diego--and I had actually never been there before. It's strange that I have traveled to 40 some countries, but not our neighbor to the south. Well better late than never. I first flew to Guadalajara, where I spent 3 days. Then it was on to Mexico city before heading back to San Diego. Since I should be focusing on schoolwork here, I'll keep the details short. Below are some pictures from Guadala...

It's hard to believe that I've been in San Diego for nearly two months now. The fall quarter has just started, but before the main event were six weeks of prep. The first two weeks of prep I had Math Camp; the class was even cooler than the name sounds. Following math camp I had a Quantitative Methods (QM) class as well as Economics. The classes had homework and a final, and although we received a grade, it doesn't count towards our GPA. So basically prep is supposed to be a way for you to refresh your skills, particularly in math, before it really counts for anything. I'm definitely glad I took the courses, because it's been nearly ten years since I studied any math. The QM class deals with statistics, which I took senior year of high school, and Microsoft Excel, which I've barely used, so again, I needed a review. In addition to the subject classes we had career orientation several times a week, in which we learned about various industries where alumni...