  Hi this is Thomas Chen posting from a HUGE GIGANTIC computer lab inside the Oregon Convention Center. Everything is going well so far,and it's an awesome place here, although I'm feeling the PRESSURE of this immense Intel ISEF competition more and more. I had a wonderful chance already to meet people from all around the country and the world, and I have collected emblems from most states of the US and over a dozen other countries via the student pin exchange program. I'm still assuming we are doing the book group. And Mrs.VA, I've decided to read "Catcher in the Rye". So I just need to know my book group and our agendas and plans for the week, such as what's the project all about; book notes; other works and preparations? Keep posting on the blog and keep me informed through the week. See ya all next week. 
