After another long break, I have decided to give some love to my neglected blog. A lot has happened since...last August - wow, it has been that long! Well, I have successfully made myself at home in Maryland. I finished my first (of two and a half) years of grad school at the University of Maryland! While I haven't been able to travel like my year spent in Europe, something I truly miss these days, the past year in the States working towards my Master of Architecture has been its own rewarding journey. Now I am back to the commuter life, traveling between College Park and Baltimore as I attempt to juggle summer classes, teaching, and a summer internship.
Besides using this blog as a medium to document my continuing study abroad on the East Coast, I hope to use my future writing as a way to flush out ideas for thesis...ahhh, thesis - a word that signifies both the end of grad school and the beginning of hell. Luckily for me, thesis is still a year away, but it's never too early to start thinking about it, just like it's never too early to make your Christmas list for Santa. Seriously. That guy takes months to plan, so you better let him know what you want now...
Of the very few things I do know about my thesis at this point, it's only fair to list the few things I do know:
-It will have something to do with adaptive reuse.
-It will most likely take place in Chicago...though in reality it could be anywhere.
-Landscape will come into the mix in some shape or form.
I know...I am SO ahead of the game with a list like that. But uncertainty is o.k. at this point, and I am trying to relish the open endedness for the time being. I am curious to understand how to make significance out of seemingly insignificant places. Europe is so good at doing this...but what about here in the US? Hopefully questions like these will get me closer to finding a focus for my work and give you some insight into my thought process along the way. As an added bonus, I will get to look back at these posts years from now and laugh about how young and naive I once was...or marvel at a rare stroke of genius. Only time will tell.
-It will have something to do with adaptive reuse.
-It will most likely take place in Chicago...though in reality it could be anywhere.
-Landscape will come into the mix in some shape or form.
I know...I am SO ahead of the game with a list like that. But uncertainty is o.k. at this point, and I am trying to relish the open endedness for the time being. I am curious to understand how to make significance out of seemingly insignificant places. Europe is so good at doing this...but what about here in the US? Hopefully questions like these will get me closer to finding a focus for my work and give you some insight into my thought process along the way. As an added bonus, I will get to look back at these posts years from now and laugh about how young and naive I once was...or marvel at a rare stroke of genius. Only time will tell.