Day 1 (mod 7)

Today, we had our last Hungarian class with professor Erika. We went over the alphabet, sang two songs, and played some Hangman using Hungarian words. At the end of class, we presented Erika with a thank you card that was created by Victoria and a mixed arrangement bouquet of flowers. 

After Hungarian, a small group went to lunch at a bakery called Lipoti Pékség. It was fantastically cheap considering how delicious it was. Another few people walked to the Goat Herder, where they are quickly becoming regulars. Common lunches consisted of pastries, sandwiches, and croissants. 






Then math happened, where we learned that 1=4, which brings us to the title of this post. The topic of the day was modular arithmetic. This involved examining mathematical subsets of remainders when divided by some integer and added, multiplied, and did straightforward yet remarkably complicated algebra. For example, when divided by 7, 1 and 8 have the same remainder, so 1=8(mod7), hence the title. 

After class, we spent an hour and a half intensely working on grueling homework. Some of us finished before dinner, a relative rarity. We, Hunter and Derek, had a magnificent time talking to Prof. (Uncle?) Bruce in the sauna. For dinner, we walked to Pad Thai Wok Bar for much-needed nourishment. 





There was no room for us to stay, so we got take-out and walked back to our room with Brian, pictured below with the entire room minus Hunter. (pc: Hunter)

Then we wrote this blog post, which was a swell time :)

-The 853, or 6(mod 7)