Frank Teunisse

With the exam period (31-10 till 11-11) ahead, things are becoming a bit more relaxed.  Last Friday I went to Limburg (southern of the Netherlands) with my family, to enjoy the autumn sun. We hiked, drunk special beers, got almost locked into a nature reserve and mountain biked near the border point with Germany and Belgium (Tripoint Vaalserberg). We were lucky: this year the autumn weather is extraordinary good, even better than in the summer.

Most courses are coming to an end and soon I really have to start studying. Luckily I’ve only got two exams:  for “Ad hoc networks”  and “Displays and imaging sensors”, both free elective courses. So I’ve got one week to study for every exam.

In the last two weeks still a lot happened:

First of all, there was the first activity organized by the new IEEE board, of whom I’m the chairman. One of our most easy-going professors gave an interesting lecture about IEEE and his research in the field of  biomedical engineering. At the end of the lecture we could provide al attendees with free pizza.

Then I had to do my final presentation for my internship at Deerns. Together with another student I had to give a 30 minute presentation on redundancy in Data Centers.  Although the idea of giving a presentation in the headquarters of a rather big company was rather thrilling, the presentation went surprisingly well. It was actually rather enjoying to give a presentation to such an interested group.

The same evening I was at a long meeting at the student housing organization, about the new internet connection.  Last Thursday I visited the Chinese embassy, to apply for a visa for my study tour.  

After a relaxing long weekend in Limburg I could start arranging upcoming activities. This evening we’ll organize an IEEE beer tasting and a few hours later I’m leading the “hazing” for the successors of the “Kobus Kuch committee”. Next week a group of 18 students from Hannover will visit Delft and I’ll guide them through our faculty and our city. Finally, on the first of November we have intake interviews for new volunteers for our IEEE Student branch.

Did I say life was becoming more relaxed?...