I'm really excited that this summer I've gotten the amazing opportunity to be part of BWSI's (beaver works summer institute) E-textiles course-- not only do I get the chance to continue my interest in e-textiles, but I also to live next to Charles River and walk through MIT campus to classes for a month! [that the program has given me salads for lunch for the past two weeks is secondary lol] For this post, I've separated my (so far) packed summer into a few categories: 1. exploring Boston/Cambridge So I was lucky enough that my amazing sister (MIT alumni, 5 yr Cambridge resident) gave me a list of amazing things to do in the Boston area! I've been systematically making my way through the list whenever I'm not working on my projects. So far I've had amazing cuisine: Italian @ North end, Afghani food @ Helmland, Ice cream @ Toscanini's, and um...caprese sandwiches and 5 different varieties of salad for lunch every day at BWSI (I actually don't mind...