Greetings Earthlings

Very, very long time and no talk. I recently moved into a new house share with warm and welcoming roommates in a very trendy and weird district of Portland. More updates to come (my battery is about to die and I'm all snuggled in bed).

Yours Truly.

Travel on the brain

Working at a sustainable building consultation firm in Portland.

Great.

Too much paperwork.

Exploration is still afoot.

Saving money for Sweden.

Interior architecture + Sweden = here I come. International calling is happening once again.

Need I say more?

PS: Witnessed Occupy Portland. Would have liked to been part of the protest.

The Professional Student

As of Thursday night, I decided that if I cannot find a job in a year, I will go back to school for a Masters in Architecture.

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Frank Gehry

Lately

Rollo May in The Courage to Create said that being physically naked is much easier that being emotionally naked. I'm now a nude figure drawing model for the art department at school. It feels surprisingly natural and comfortable. The creation of art is close to that of the gods. To be a part of that is incredible and I especially enjoy seeing the student's work. It makes me wish I would've had an additional major/minor in fine arts, although I am getting some great tips listening to the professor.

I ran into my old French professor a few weeks ago and learned that because of me, he discovered Interior Design as a major, told his wife and she is now in the master's program at OSU. They talk about me from time to time, saying how I completely changed their lives and his wife's for the better. It's incredibly humbling to know that I had such an impact on someone's life without evening knowing it.

After 7 years, the old PowerBook G4 was retired, with it's missing keys and broken USB ports. I now have a shiny & new MacBook Pro and am learning InDesign and Illustrator via Lynda.com to design my portfolio. Get ready world!

Sun Moo DO

After taking a martial arts class today, Sun Moo Do, I have a few additions to my life goals list:

-Become accomplished in some form of martial arts
-Perform a Disco/Hustle routine in a dance competition
-Appear on Cash Cab
-Perform a lecture on TED

Another new and exciting direction to take in my field of architecture/interior design is giving design advice and vernacular rebuilding assistance in impoverished nations or nations after they've been affected by natural disasters. See: Open Architecture Network or Architecture for Humanity. This is a must-do.

Design is becoming BIG again

Moving on up

Big things are happening:
-Graduating college tomorrow(!).
-Applied for the LEED exam with hopes to take in within the next couple of months.
-My yoga teach/guru told me that I "understand my inner essence" and "it shows".
-Beginning that job search....