2007

Archive

Reno, Nevada

  • 1 December 2007
  • MIT
I doubt anyone knows this, but I am currently in Reno, Nevada interviewing with International Gaming Technology (IGT). IGT currently owns about 60-70% of the global gaming market which is primarily slot machines.
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Dallas

  • 7 November 2007
For those who still don’t know, I spent last weekend in Dallas, Texas, home! The reason for the lack of notice was to surprise my parents; the only people who knew that I would be in town were my sister, brother and his family.
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New York City!

  • 27 October 2007
  • MIT
I returned from New York City around 10 PM last night quite tired. I did not get much time to see the city, so I have no pictures. I had 5 interviews with Capital IQ that lasted pretty much all day from 10 AM to 3 PM. I was originally...
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Colorado Springs

  • 22 October 2007
I have just returned from Colorado Springs, CO. On Friday I interviewed with Hewlett-Packard, and spent Saturday exploring the city. I visited the U.S. Olympic Training Center, but was unable to reach the summit of Pikes Peak due to high winds. Colorado Springs is a nice location and the work...
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Videos

  • 15 September 2007
Ghana Guesthouse: Accra, Ghana - Room Tour (Intro) - Room Tour (Part 2) - Room Tour (Part 3) - Room Tour (Part 4) - Room Tour (Finale) Safari: Mole National Park - It’s Amazing. It’s the Mirrors. - Elephant! Crocodile Pond: Paga, Ghana - Crikey! Canopy Bridge: Kakum National Park...
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Links

  • 11 September 2007
Here are a few of my favorite sites on the web:
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IronNerd

  • 5 May 2007
  • MIT
I am officially an IronNerd! What’s that you ask? Well, to promote Wellness Week here at MIT, the Undergraduate Association sponsored the IronNerd competition. IronNerd is a triathlon: swimming (200 yards), biking (3 miles), running (1.1 miles). I’m no athlete, so I just competed to prove to myself that I...
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Elvis & Piano Drop

  • 27 April 2007
  • MIT
Now that I’m moving from Dallas for the summer, I finally get to face what most interns face: finding housing. In Dallas, it was easy; I stayed at my own home and drove my own car. Now, I have to deal with apartments and car rentals which is not that...
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Knife Flight

  • 19 April 2007
  • MIT
I was in Dallas this past weekend and Monday and Tuesday. Unfortunately my flights to and from Dallas were delayed by the storms. I spent about 3 hours on Friday and Tuesday sitting on taxiways. On Friday there were no gates at which to disembark. Tuesday, we had to wait...
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Randal Pinkett & Beltline

  • 9 April 2007
  • MIT
Randall Pinkett was here at MIT on Thursday. I received a signed copy of his book and a picture. The pictures are online here. Also, I forgot to mention that during spring break in Dallas, my brother got the crazy idea to travel the entirety of Beltline Road in Dallas....
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Spring Break

  • 5 April 2007
  • MIT
It has been nearly a whole month since I have written to this blog, and so much has occurred. Spring Break was great! I was at home in Dallas for a few days before flying back to Boston, then Columbus, Ohio for the 33rd Annual National Society of Black Engineers...
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I Hate Drunk People

  • 11 March 2007
  • MIT
So, my earphones stopped working last week. It has happened before so I exchanged them. Well, the new ones had the same problem, only sooner. Never buy Philips-Nike earphones; they’re completely unreliable. I upgraded to the Shure E2c earphones. They’re pretty cool, but I could never use them for everyday...
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USS JFK

I visited the USS John F. Kennedy on Saturday. “Big John,” as its called, is one of the last non-nuclear aircraft carriers to be decommissioned. It sailed into Boston as part of its farewell tour. I knew aircraft carriers were big, but I never knew how big. Big John can...
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This semester sucks!

  • 27 February 2007
  • MIT
For the past 13 hours, I have been locked in my room working. During this time, I have implemented a navigation system, providing turn-by-turn directions and designed a tag storage system. The navigation system works, but, even if it could be implemented, the tag system would definitely blow something up;...
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Boxing with Rich Templeton

  • 12 February 2007
  • MIT
So I went boxing yesterday, but not with Rich Templeton. I saw an advertisement for a free workout session at a gym, Ring Boxing Club (https://www.ringboxingclub.com/), and decided to check it out. It was a great experience; I worked out for over an hour, and, of course, I’ve been in...
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Stuck in New York

Apparently lightning does strike twice. Are the stars out of alignment? Do I have some bad karma? Why can't I complete my trips without some crazy delay? Last time was Accra, now I'm stuck in New York.
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Stuck in Ghana

Unfortunately, my flight home has been delayed until Sunday. I arrived at the airport around 08:00 for my 09:45 flight today and I was turned away by airport security. The Delta supervisor on duty would not even listen to me long enough to hear me out. I was not the...
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Tamale

So, I have pictures of Tamale posted. No video this time. Like the rest of Ghana, there is a could of dust over Tamale, that blocks the sun and blends in with any clouds that might be in the sky. Consequently, the temperature is quite nice, and I don’t have...
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Mole National Park

On Saturday, I woke up early to head to Mole National Park. I was promised that I would see lions, tigers, and elephants, but I only saw elephants (3 of them), antelope, a few baboons, and wild hogs. I’ll let the pictures do most of the talking. There really isn’t...
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University of Development Studies

I spent the later half of last week and all of the weekend in Tamale, Ghana, a city to the north of Accra. I was the guest of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Development Studies (UDS). After we met in Accra on Wednesday, he was gracious enough to...
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Ghana Cribs

Check out my room. I was bored a couple of days ago, so I made a video and uploaded it to Google. IntroPart 2
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Day One: Into the Sewer

I've just spent my first night in Ghana. The flight over seemed endless. I have never had the patience to complete Sudoku puzzles, but after 10 hours I developed patience and worked through a couple in the Sky magazine on the plane. I also met a woman who owns an...
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Going to Ghana

Why is there a silent "feature" on my alarm clock? I was supposed to wake up at 4 AM this morning to catch a flight to NYC, but apparently there is a volume control on my alarm clock and it is turned completely down, so I woke up to many...
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