Sunday, July 21, 2019
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The blurbs are edited, formatted, and under edits again! Because editing is important! The photos are all collected! They are emailed off to Melonnie! I get really excited and then I remember I still have the third case to research and design! Wow, there is not a lot of time left and I still have lots of stuff to get done. But I’ll get it done. It will be fine, at least that's what I keep telling myself. I had trouble coming up with physics questions for the metro case. So I asked the actual handful of people who follow me on twitter, what physics questions do you have related to the subway/metro/trains in general. I got a really good question back from someone I went to high school with, about why the subway is so loud. Being from Philadelphia, the subway stations there are way older than the metro and the walls are tiled. It is a great simple tactile physics question! Thanks, Sam! If I ever became a college professor, I would want to teach a course in tactile physics. There aren’t enough fun elective physics and math classes.
Aside from the exhibit cases, I did have some other awesome work moments. I uploaded both the teaching guides I worked on this week! I’m officially published!
Here is the link to my teaching guides: (Alan Turing: I made edits to the biographical material and discussion questions. Chandrasekhar: I wrote completely.)
Alan Turing
https://www.aip.org/history-programs/physics-history/teaching-guides-women-minorities/alan-turing
Chandrasekhar:
This weekend was packed with lots of fun as well. My parents came to visit! I missed them and they were troopers putting up with it being so stinking hot. Like this might of been the hottest weekend of the summer. Like the whole east coast was just baking, or here in DC boiling it's too humid to bake here. Before they got here on Saturday, I was able to squeeze in a short visit to the Library of Congress because I can go to the Library of Congress easily I’m gonna go while I have the chance. Then my parents got to their hotel and we had lunch and hung out. They weren’t too interested in doing super touristy things they just wanted to hang out with me. Which is so nice and sweet. I’m really blessed to have such loving parents.
We did do some museums because you’ve got to while in DC. My mom told me beforehand that she wanted to check out the Newseum. So I bought the tickets and we went after lunch. It was so worth it! A seriously cool museum! That sadly is moving at the start of the new year, but it's just moving so hopefully it gets a cool new location because it is amazing. The tickets were also good for two days. So, I gave the tickets to some of the other interns so they could go check it out. After the Newseum, my parents and I went to the National Archives because it was really close. We saw the Bill of Rights, Constitution, and Declaration of Independence. My dad thought it was so cool. Growing up in Philadelphia you are close to the historical sights where all these documents were drafted and published but you don’t get to see the actual documents because they are here in DC.
It was a really nice weekend. I’m really happy and sad at the same time. I’m happy and gracious to have this opportunity and job and wonderful new friends and because of how extraordinary this summer is I’m sad now that this is our last two weeks.
Because of these emotions, I bought a DC shot glass at Target. I will cherish it and this summer forever.
Catherine Ryan