Strike Three...What does that mean?

The transit strike reached its third day today, with no end in sight. It could go on for weeks, or it could be done by this weekend. There is no way to know. Thus, we traveled along the path on foot once taken by tram in order to get to class. It really isn't so bad; it takes about 45 minutes to walk to the classroom building, and the exercise is welcome since we do not have access to the Tostrud athletic facility right now.

In the morning Tina lectured on the intricacies of modular arithmetic, and the ability to simplify some of the more frightening and larger numbers involved in math. In the afternoon we had a crazy probability lecture from a Hungarian math professor. It wasn't quite as good as Tina's morning lecture, but then again, we couldn't totally follow the afternoon lecture so maybe it was good and we missed it. In the afternoon the lecturer gave a very brief and wide-reaching introduction into probability theory. He got really excited, spending nearly 20 minutes proving a formula that we believe is very important in the realm of probability. We say "we believe" it is important because that's what the lecturer said, and judging by his excitement we'll take him for his word. 

The day dragged on with what seemed to be the extended ballet version of Shakespear's "Romeo and Juliet." A majority of our class attended a re-interpretation of Shakepear's classic play at the Hungarian Opera House. It is a beautiful building, but we definitely got the "nose-bleed seats" if there are any in an Opera House. That was totally okay with us. The show lasted more than three hours. Believe us, we tried to stay engaged and awake for the whole show. Some of us did better than others. Regardless, we can now all say that we went to a ballet show at the Hungarian Opera House. Is that high-brow or what? If nothing else, seeing the interior of the beautiful building was more than worth the $4.50 admission fee.