Lab Tour!

The lab tour was one of the activities I looked forward to during Physics Month. Rarely does NIP open its Research Wing for us freshmen. I was hyped to see what the upperclass do in the laboratories. It was a peek to what I could be doing 2-3 years from now.

We visited the six laboratories of NIP. Each were only given a limited amount of time. However, we were still able to get the overviews of the laboratories. I learned new cool things during the tour, but what I liked most about it was that it made my interest in Physics grow. It showed me how broad Physics is, how it is essential in different fields and the opportunities ahead after taking the course.

After the lab tour, I also attended the Career Talk. The speakers were really great. Although they were talking about work, they still managed to be very entertaining and interesting. I loved how relaxed and confident they were, and how they assured us that great opportunities are ahead of us.

Overall, it was a great day. It was a nice break from sitting down for three hours. The tour was really educational. I also how my colleagues enjoyed the day as well. :)

Orientation

The first day of laboratory class was January 26, 2015. It was the first time in a long time that I had a Monday class. Like a normal student, I was not exactly delighted about getting out of bed early for an 8 a.m. class that lasts for a maximum of three hours. Moreover, I only had the littlest clues on what experiments can be done in class and none of them appealed to me as fun.

But that Monday, when I got there, I found myself realizing that I can enjoy this course. A contributing factor was that I already knew most of the people in class. Some of my classmates were my friends from the first semester, many were my acquaintances, and my professor was my Physics 10 instructor last semester. Another was the variety of experiments we would be doing. I get to handle tools and devices I had never encountered before. Lastly are the skills I would acquire and hone in the course.