Today we had the closing ceremony for the KIT IJST program. The president of the university, who also came to our Rube Goldberg machine contest, spoke at the ceremony, and also gave out awards for the machines, posters and speeches. It was apparently 97 degrees in Kanazawa today according to the weather report, so wearing suits was a bit tough, but we had a lot of fun taking pictures afterwards.

Today we had to present our Rube Goldberg machines. Our machine was decently complex:

After today, there will only be 2 full days left for me at KIT, but two weeks of traveling yet to come. With that in mind, today we put the finishing touches on our Rube Goldberg machine project, and tested it a bit. We only had one successful run through today, mainly because we also had to finish our posters and write our speeches for the presentation tomorrow. My partner mostly wrote both, which saved a lot of time then, but the speech was pretty long and difficult, so after class I practiced a lot.

Today after class, I wanted to go back to the electronics store to get a case for my camera. Class went late today because we were working on finalizing our Rube Goldberg machines (they are finally all connected, but more fixes need to happen) and the corresponding posters, but the Nonoichi town bus runs decently late. When we got to the electronics store, I took a long time looking at the cases, making sure my camera would fit, and trying to find a case that was worth the money. All the camera manufacturer produced cases were really expensive, so I bought a cheap no-name one.

So since my camera broke yesterday, I decided it would probably be a good day to go buy a new one. I did a little research online to see what was good, and decided to go to the store called "1 Million Volts" that was recommended for it's prices and selection. I got a map of the 100 yen bus route from Okuno-Sensei, and took it to the store. The place is 3 stories high, and apparently also carries Apple gear, including the iPhone that just released in Japan on Friday.

Today, since it is the last weekend we will have during the study abroad program, was the Farewell Party. The Students For Global Exchange again threw this party for us, they do so much for us I don't think I could ever express my thanks to them. They had quite the elaborate setup: