We had to get up relatively early to get on the bus at 7:15 to take us to the DMZ (demilitarized zone). Unfortunately, the bus they sent was not large enough to seat the entirety of our group, so 3 of our group had to follow in a taxi to the bus station, where they were put on another tour bus full of australians (or so I'm told... they didn't ( Read more... )

My roommate and I woke up before 6, and didn't have to be anywhere until 9, so after showering we went out in search of some breakfast. Not much was open, so we ended up eating at a Dunkin Donuts. After that, we still had an hour so we went to see if the grocery store I'd seen the previous day was open to see about getting some breakfasts for the ( Read more... )

We left Seattle at 7:30 pm Friday, connected in LA, and finally landed in Seoul at 4:30am Sunday, local time. 16 hours ahead! It's very disorienting. First time in Asia, first time crossing the date line, and first trans-pacific flight, check. There were 2 other girls on my flight who were going to the same seminar, so we found our way to our ( Read more... )

This is the program I'm going with. I was going to include the newly created website for the class, but it's password protected, so you can't see it. Neener neener neener. :P

Here is an excerpt of the course overview:

Course DescriptionIn this course, UW students will study social and cultural aspects of information and technology use in ( Read more... )

Woo! The schedule for winter quarter's been posted! I can't register for a few weeks yet but I already know what I'm taking:

INFO 340: Database Management and Information Retrieval
INFO 380: Information Systems Analysis and Management
INFO 424: Information Visualization and Aesthetics ( Read more... )

YES, I got into the class I wanted! I'm using staff tuition exemption this summer (because I don't get financial aid in the summer), and as such I can't register until the 3rd day of the quarter, to give the paying customers first dibs. Well I just registered, and I managed to squeeze into one of the last few spots left open! Hooray! And it's B ( Read more... )

INFO 341: Computer Networks and Distributed Applications
INFO 343: Web Technologies
INFO 481: Project Management in Informatics

Full time Informatics, woo-woo!

Today I finished a project for my totally easy Fluency in Information Technology class. It is a mad libs. I present it to you for your mild amusement ( Read more... )

I am so tired of writing personal statements! It feels like there's always one looming on the horizon that I need to get done. Hopefully, this one that's due next wednesday will be my last. Personal statement history in chronological order ( Read more... )

When I've mentioned that I'm switching from Computer Science to Informatics, several people have responded with "What's Informatics?" This brochure may help answer that question.