It's over already?

Our blogs were due two hours and 16 minutes ago, but I wanted to write a post quickly on this class as a whole.  I'm keeping it short to minimize sappiness.

I have enjoyed every moment of EXTD 160 and am amazed, looking back, at how much I've learned!  I've developed a new appreciation for engineering, and found myself beginning to see from an engineer's perspective in my other classes (particularly my exoplanet research class, ASTR 107, and my space exploration and technology class at MIT.  It's kind of strange how these three classes intertwined). I discovered new abilities in myself, such as my apparent knack for soldering, and got a good taste of electrical engineering/circuitry on which I'm looking forward to expanding in physics next semester.

It occurred to me thursday that I won't be having a class in the engineering lab next semester, and I realized that I now can't imagine a semester at Wellesley without spending ridiculous amounts of time in this lab.  As cheesy as this sounds, I feel like I've discovered a hidden jewel here at Wellesley and know I will always feel at home among the soldering irons, laser cutter and 3D printer.

Lastly, thank you Oscar for attempting to teach engineering to a bunch of non-engineers.  I hope you enjoyed working with us as much as we enjoyed learning from you!  And to my classmates, I've had a blast and I hope to see you all around in the lab next year!

Live Long and Prosper,

Hannah