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Well, I'm in LA now. The flight in went very smoothly with clear skies the whole way and no delays. Sunday was spent unpacking and meeting the other Sharpies (they're a fun bunch). Monday was campus orientation day, so we sat through some presentations and toured the campus and filled out more paperwork. Also got my SAT II scores, with which I'm quite satisfied. Today was my first day at Northrop Grumman in Redondo Beach. It was an hour away from campus, which is really close by LA standards. We had to sit through a few hours of orientation presentations in the morning and after lunch we went with our mentors to the work sites. I'm working with testing and programming circuit boards for ground systems (if that makes any sense to y'all) and get my own office and desk and computer and a window with a lovely view of some liquid nitrogen tanks. Work wasn't too bad today; it was mainly getting kind of a crash course in electrical engineering. LA's an interesting place. It's quite big and diverse. Words can't describe it, so I'll try to get a few pictures up when I can. Hasta luego!