After an email confirming the start of the summer graduate research volunteer in Visual Media Lab I've headed down to Daejeon this morning. There was a meeting with my professor and the PhD student in charge of the lab.
There is a good news! Up until today, I was told that housing will not be provided during the summer. However, we have learned that under professor's permission, students participating in the summer research are allowed to live in the dorms if there is space available. Fortunately, they have told us that there is space and we can move in starting tomorrow for 78000won until August 22nd. What a bargain! almost 2 months!
Today, there was another new student, her name is So Young Kim. We both helped set up our own desks at the lab and computers. In between, our Byoung Gook, the PhD. student in charge of lab gave us a detailed explanation of what are the expectations in the Visual Media Lab.
As he gave us the general outline, he emphasized on how important Math, Programming and 3D software Maya was. Unfortunately, I am not familiar with any of those things. Well, my math skills are College Calculus II but it's been ages since I took the class and I almost forgot it all.
So over the summer, our plan is to catch up on mathematics, and learn the programming language and some Maya before the semester kicks off. This will be a time well spent for sure.
Tomorrow morning, we have a meeting with our professors and will get placed in the dorms and hopefully I can go back to Seoul and pack my stuff and get some good night sleep!
till then.
DK
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Hey~ DK. I guess you spelt my name according to your pronunciation. Unfortunately, official spelling on my passport is 'Byung Kuk'. Anyway I can feel that you are enjoying your life in VML. Hope to have a nice and meaningful vacation ^^
ReplyDeleteHyung I am enjoying VML but it's very intensive!! keke
ReplyDeleteSorry I mispelled your name. I'm horrible at spelling.