First day here almost done. I'm working in the black laboratory for LOA (labortoire d'optical apliquee) for Ensta. Saw my set up today. I'm really excited. It looks to be very hands on and independent. If I understand everything right, I will be working on a mechanism that can spin glass super fast with an accuracy on the order of nanometers. Game on.
The theory behind a lot of the measurement is a bit over my head, so it kind of feels like I'm drinking out of a fire hose right now. I'm sure it will calm down quite soon.
As a side note, everybody here speaks French and they speak it often, so I'd like to apologize for all the times I made fun of my friends for learning French instead of Spanish. Clearly it is kind of useful, I was wrong. It does make it easy to know when I'm being spoken to because then they speak in English.
Yesterday, I didn't have to come in because my professor (Rodrigo who is quite nice) wouldn't have had time to show me around, so I had a free day in Paris, which is always nice. I saw the Musee d'Orsay and saw some really great works of art. The French are so art-rich it's stupid. I walked most of the way to the Musee after taking the metro to Notre Dame. The walk was really pretty as well. I then took a nap, and ate dinner with group plus Emmanuelle and then headed to the Eiffel Tower for the night. Quite the day, if I may say so myself.
"Got my physics in Paris and they going gorillas!"
-Kanye West (modified)
Caleb,
ReplyDeleteIt looks like you're off to a good start.
Musee d'Orsay is awesome!