palindrome

it's exciting to see how the questions you make for others are being implemented by your students. i spent last night
making my own solution in solving the classic palindrome problem. it wasn't that bad actually.
what's even cooler is seeing the students try to think of their own ways in solving the problem.
one student thought he was able to do it right, but when i tested a word that looked like a palindrome, but i
purposely messed up the middle section, his program couldn't catch it. i explained to him how he could use a
for loop to test things, no matter how long the word was. tomorrow we'll be going over loops and control strucutres in
lecture, which should be interesting.

overall, i'm really impressed with these students. they pick up things really quickly, and it felt as if it
were an overnight success for these guys. there were still one or two students who i am worried about, but they
should be fine if they come to lectures and ask questions.

anyhow, the best part of the day....not school related, was when we came back to the apartment, and me, michael, and zach
decided to go workout. and in the process of working out, we found out about the spa room, where there was a
jacuzzi, steamroom, and sauna. it was awesome!!!! first time for me, and the jacuzzi and steam room was great. well
it was a little too hot, but hey, it was good. we joked we would come here every day after school. haha, life was
great for a few moments there. then we had dinner ( talipia and pasta ) and then finished up writing the lab
for class tomorrow. i need to brush up some more concepts. looks like i'm still a bit confused on a few parts of
java myself. anyhow, gotta go sleep. always getting tired for some reason. good night!