IAP (Independent Activities Period) is MIT's winter term. This IAP, my sophomore year, I worked as an intern at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. On the third weekend, I flew back to MIT to help run the first Science Olympiad Invitational hosted at MIT. I also met tons of interesting people, created my first iOS game, rented an Airbnb house basement with two new roommates, explored the U.S. Capitol, and turned 20. Whoa. Here's IAP, by the numbers:
| Start Date | January 1, 2015 |
| States Visited | 4 NY, MA, MD, VA (and DC) |
| Average Steps per Day | 11,608 Goddard is a large campus |
| Average Distance Walked per Day | 5.6 miles No car in Maryland is tough |
| Average Sleep per Night | 7 hr 4 min Based on iPhone app data; this is definitely a low estimate |
| Total Work (at NASA) | 152 hr 40hr/wk, minus MLK Day |
| Science Olympiad Competitions Run | 1 SO@MIT Invitational 2015 |
| High School Friends Who Visited MIT / ZΨ | 2 To Help with SO@MIT! |
| Videos Finished so Far | 0 |
| Videos I Need to finish | 3 I'm a tad behind on video production |
| Flights | 4 SYR → DCA, DCA → BOS, BOS → DCA, DCA → BOS |
| Birthdays | 1 Any more would be concerning, but fewer is possible... |
| New Apps Developed | 1 Unlimited Grid |
| App Updates | 3 Is It Tuesday (2x), SO Tracker |
| NASA Employees Met | 50+ |
| Oldest MIT Graduate Met | Class of '66 He was there for the football game hack! |
| End Date | January 31, 2015 |