I recently got a new bike that I’m planning to bring with me to school next year. I’ve been riding it a lot lately, and today I decided to post some pictures of the machine. Here they are:

Okay fine, so maybe I was just kidding about the V8 car engine … here’s a far-back view:

It’s a nice machine! I went on a somewhat longish mile bike ride yesterday that really got me to appreciate how mechanically awesome bicycles are. The above pictures show one facet why I’m minoring in MechE

Here are some thoughts on my mind:

• Wow, sophomore year flew by quickly! It’s kind of scary that I’m already 1/2 done with my undergraduate career…
• As this is the last full day that I will be at MIT during my sophomore year, I’ll be doing some fun things with friends. A trip to a place called Berry-line in Harvard Square is very much in line; and hopefully even some other fun things, like maybe going out to dinner, going on a midnight IHOP run, etc. The possibilities are endless
• I’ve been doing some paperwork this year, and I’ve officially declared my minor in Mechanical Engineering! Hooray!
• I’ve also lately been trying to plan out a lot of my classes. I’ve decided that I want to do a lot of robotics stuff at MIT, so there are a number of courses I’m planning on taking, including 2.007 (Design and Manufacturing I, but really building a robot), 6.141 (Robotics: Science and Systems I), 2.12 (Introduction to Robotics), and a neat Grad-H called Underactuated Robotics (I don’t remember the number for that one), that teaches about walking, flying, and swimming robots. Looking forward to these classes!
• I’ve also decided that I might want to do a UROP here one summer. I’ve never stayed at MIT during the summer, and there’s always a lot of neat research going on, so I might stay here one summer. If I do UROP here some summer, I’d likely try living off campus in a fraternity house; I think it would be a good experience.

That’s all for now!