Closer and closer

The summer's drawing near...I can feel it. Had another exam today, which puts me at 3/6 -- I'm halfway to done with this term. It was MATH 318 (Probability) today, which went reasonably well. The Markov chain problems were relatively simple, but I totally missed the boat on a question that I stared at for about 15 minutes trying to apply the Central Limit Theorem to it. I realized (with about 10 minutes left in the exam) that since it was a Binomial distribution with large n and small p it could actually be approximated as a Poisson random variable. Blaaagh. Fluid Mechanics on Thursday, Microcomputers on Friday, Electromagnetism on Tuesday...then I'm outta here for 8 months. I think I'm going to miss this here campus, considering that I've been in dorm (with the exception of short breaks here and there) since first term of 2nd year...that makes, what, a year and 8 months? It's quite the time span, and I guess while I'm going to miss what is shaping up to be a beautiful summer here in B.C., this European jaunt will be a good break and a good experience. I've really got to start planning what I want to do while I am in Europe, for that matter. I'm thinking about a lot of shows that I want to base some of my trips around -- I want to catch the Montreux Jazz Festival for sure, as well as the Bayreuth Festival. Esbjorn Svensson is touring Germany while I'm there, as is Rajaton. Then come fall when the season begins, there is the Berlin Philharmonic, and maybe Vienna too if I can swing it. I also found out the other day that Wurzburg has its very own Mozartfest! I'm pretty sure it'd be worth checking out, this year being the 250th anniversary of his birth and all.