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Although class does take up a good portion of the day, it doesnโ€™t really feel like it. We usually have a lot of time after we finish the daily homework; we play different sports such as soccer or ultimate, go into town to buy groceries, cook a full meal, and just hang out. After sometime, I really did start to miss the U.S., and in order to compensate for this I would watch really bad romantic comedies or action films. I saw the ugly truth, mr and mrs smith, another one with Catherine heigel, fast and the furious 1, fast and the furious 2 and 21 and over.But not only did I watch bad films, I watch a bunch of great ones as well. Such as all of Wes Andersonโ€™s film (seeing as he is a UT alumni I thought Iโ€™d indulge a bit), ghostbusters, caught up on Mad Men season 6, and adventure time! There isnโ€™t that much to see in Delft after the first week and sometimes you definitely a bit of alone time away from the group because you are constantly together so pretty much everyone watched a few movies when they were alone or took long naps. Itโ€™s a relatively laid back class the only downside is the lack of integration with the other students at delft first handedly. 

Eder Medina

Hello, I am Eder Medina. I am a freshmen studying civil engineering at the University of Texas. I am also a project lead for the UT chapter of Engineers for a Sustainable World where I, and a few peers are building a solar powered LED light to replace kerosene lamps in developing nations. I am an incredibly energetic person and even though most of my energy is focused on school work, every now and then when there is time I enjoy working out and listening to all kinds of music. In the future I plan not only being a civil engineer but I will also be the co-owner of a coffee shop with a few other engineering friends-we are calling it โ€œThe Frothy Badger.โ€ Iโ€™ve learned that one cannot be an engineer without drinking coffee. However, while traveling abroad I will focus less on coffee making and more on engineering. This summer I will be studying at the Middle East Technical University, in Ankara Turkey. There, I will learn how to reverse engineer a Concentrated Solar Power System and understand why current CSP systems are currently ineffective. Alongside the engineering course, I will be taking an introductory course on Turkish Language and Culture. Oh and I hear that Turkish coffee is amazing! As a result I know that this will be one of the greatest summers.