--- title: MIT - January - Independent Activities Period --- [![Screen Shot 2020-06-28 at 11.15.20 AM](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202020-06-28%20at%2011.15.20%20AM.png?width=519&name=Screen%20Shot%202020-06-28%20at%2011.15.20%20AM.png)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/)   # Personal Blog # MIT - January - Independent Activities Period Posted by [K Krasnow Waterman](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/author/k-krasnow-waterman) on Thu, Feb 23, 2006 @ 01:02 AM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) January is Independent Activities Period (IAP) at MIT - 30 days of learning, excitement, and spontaneity!  [IAP](http://mit.edu/iap/) offers accelerated for-credit courses for its matriculated students.  But, the magic is in the non-credit events open to, and taught by, MIT students, faculty, employees, and family members.  This year, IAP had 700 HUNDRED events scheduled!  Some of the fun included - the [Chocolate Tour of Boston](%28http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-6986.html%29)[%28http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-6986.html%29](%28http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-6986.html%29) (actually, a search for "chocolate" returned seven events though I'm still confused by the one that compared karate and chocolate chip cookies) -  a sleep-deprived, weekend long [Mystery Hunt](http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-4290.html) which apparently drew scores of puzzlers from elsewhere -  lots of robotics:     - a month long [class that teaches robot design](http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/fs-6-185.html) and ends with a public competition     - an opportunity to [build an underwater remotely-operated vehicle](http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-7027.html) and keep it!         - [meetings of the Mars Society](http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-7170.html)  to discuss the robots that will be needed when humans settle on the red planet - courses only MIT would offer - ["How Baseball, Poker, and Fermat Teach Us the Best Way to Elect the President"](http://student.mit.edu/searchiap/iap-3090.html) I definitely did not do enough of these!  I did, though, get some work done on my thesis (see the current state of the draft under the Professional tab), spent some time at home, and made a quick trip to Washington. And, I had a great weekend in Stowe, Vermont with about twenty members of the extended Sloan Fellows family.  A group of Fellows, partners, and children went for a weekend ski trip.  Even though the weather's been warm, there was enough snow for neophytes like me to take a lesson.  Truth be told, I was pretty unsuccessful, but could see how much fun it would be.  Navigating reminded me of counter-steering on a motorcycle.  And, I'm sure with another lesson, I would learn how to stop!  Topics: [MIT - Sloan Fellows](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/mit-sloan-fellows), [technology](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/technology) ### Subscribe by Email ### Latest Posts [![](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/hs-fs/file-13147345-gif/images/snooz.lti.gif?width=186&height=154&name=snooz.lti.gif)](http://www.snoozcast.com/downloads?source=kkw1) ### Browse by Tag - [b2c customer service (4)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/b2c-customer-service) - [Bangalore (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/bangalore) - [Beijing (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/beijing) - [China (4)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/china) - [Delhi (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/delhi) - [democracy (2)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/democracy) - [earnings in US (2)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/earnings-in-us) - [Gardasil (7)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/gardasil) - [gardasil paralysis (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/gardasil-paralysis) - [global outsourcing (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/global-outsourcing) - [hpv vaccine (7)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/hpv-vaccine) - [IIITB (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/iiitb) - [India (2)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/india) - [Kunming (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/kunming) - [MacBook AIR (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/macbook-air) - [Manhattan (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/manhattan) - [MIT - Sloan Fellows (14)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/mit-sloan-fellows) - [Myanmar (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/myanmar) - [net worth in US (2)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/net-worth-in-us) - [NY (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/ny) - [NY map (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/ny-map) - [privacy (2)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/privacy) - [product idea (6)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/product-idea) - [protest (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/protest) - [public policy (10)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/public-policy) - [savings in US (2)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/savings-in-us) - [Shanghai (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/shanghai) - [Southeast Asia (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/southeast-asia) - [technology (5)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/technology) - [technology - medicine (7)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/technology-medicine) - [technology b2c (5)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/technology-b2c) - [technology b2c customer service (2)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/technology-b2c-customer-service) - [technology for business managers (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/technology-for-business-managers) - [technology innovation (6)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/technology-innovation) - [VanGogh (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/vangogh) - [womens clothing sizes (4)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/womens-clothing-sizes) - [womens measurements (4)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/womens-measurements) - [Yangon (1)](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/blog/topic/yangon) Copyright © 2007 [Login](https://www.kkrasnowwaterman.com/Login.aspx)