This Summer has definitely been the beginning and end of a lot of things. A little over a month ago now I graduated from Norwich with my Bachelors in Architectural Studies and it's been an indifferent feeling since. Even though I am going back for one more year of studies to get my Master in Architecture degree, I feel like things have started to move in a more "professional" direction. I have started work in Watershed Studio for my required Summer internship to get my Master degree. It is definitely different than I expected in a good way. The whole feeling of the work area is relaxed and informal but the work is still a serious setting. Besides the principal, who is a professor at Norwich as well, the other 2 are recent students. One graduated 6 years ago from Roger Williams with a bachelors degree in architecture and she lives over by Manchester NH, the other just graduated from Dartmouth with a degree in Art Studio with a focus on Architecture and she is originally from Anchorage Alaska.
As much as I would like to do research on my Master (Thesis) project, besides being in studio and working at my second job, I am reading and writing for the "Norwich" end of my internship. In this we have to read from this ridiculous book about Architecture practice that is all opinion I disagree with mostly and professor that -reads- the things we write is just a little over critical on the work... I am almost the 4th week into the 9 week program and I'll be glad to be done writing papers in my free time... it leaves NO time for research for your thesis... take note Norwich... but besides the hour drive I take to get to the internship I love working there and it makes the Summer even better.
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As for other things going on, Hilary and I have gotten an apartment in Northfield right by the waterfall and behind Subway. Its huge for just the two of us and the rent is alot less than most students pay per month in Northfield. My sister just graduated from Littleton and is going to Keene for college in the Fall in Nursing... I'm pretty happy I now never have to set foot in Littleton High School simply because its definitely not the same as how I left it and Breadloaf architects are leaving their ugly mark on the school building the "new" addition completely out of concrete blocks with no design initiative what so ever... owell it makes me a bit happier knowing I didn't get into their firm because I probably wouldn't of like what they were doing.
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