Externship: Day 0

Today was a calm day of travel and preparation. The Megabus from Philadelphia to NYC departed and arrived on time. I settled into my temporary accommodations making sure to keep my new work clothes straight and neat. Once unpacked and acquainted with the apartment I went for a long walk. I walked from the apartment to the office of Curtis+Ginesburg, then to the bank,…

Externship Excitement!Update

I am very excited to be an extern this January with Curtis + Ginsberg Architects LLP in New York City. So far in the process I have signed forms for the UPenn Externship program and been introduced via email to the Curtis + Ginsberg contact. The externship will take place from January 3rd to 14th 2019 on a 9-6 schedule. There will be a…

Food Resources and More

FGLI: https://www.vpul.upenn.edu/fgli Albert M. Greenfield Intercultural Center: https://www.vpul.upenn.edu/gic/ Graduate Student Center: http://www.gsc.upenn.edu/ For many students food insecurty and debt are the greatest concerns followed by classes. In my undergrad, University of Florida, the food pantry was centrally located, easy to access, and pretty well known. I didn’t realize Penn had a similar concept on campus until a few days ago. Penn’s Greenfield Intercultural Center…

Free Books!

The Fisher Fine Arts library recently cleaned out some book shelves. All the old books were placed within the library and up for grabs to any student. Certainly the books were a quick draw. How many remain I do not know. But certainly I will be on the lookout next semester for a similar event. I was lucky to find some old Hospice Design…

Count Down to Winter Break

With finals taking hold there are a few things that keep people positive admist the stress. One of thos things is certainly the joy of winter break and seeing family once again. The School of Education has put this on display in just the right the place. While finals are stressful and have a tendency to take over life for a full month don’t…

Garden Redesign

My studio garden was given a break this past week to focus on family. Part of that family time was spent replanting some lovely new flowers, shrubs, and bulbs into pleasant window arrangments. These new transplants and arrangements I hope will work. I am a little nervous about the state of my violets who have begun to yellow since the transition. A window tint…

A Week of Thanks

I had the privilege of hosting my family this Thanksgiving in my apartment in Philadelphia. Seven people all snuggled together under one roof for a full week! While we may not have hit every tourist trap in the city we did manage a few rides around the city to see the sights. We ventured out to see the school, the markets around town, the…

Externship Excitement! Application Process

PennDesign’s first externship program launched this October. This is an exciting opportunity to get work experience and exposure to a variety of architectural offices. An externship is a week to two week long work or shadowing opportunity typically completed during school breaks (winter or spring). In comparison an internship is a longer, typically 3 months or more, work or shadowing opportunity typically completed during…

First Snow of the Season!

The snow turned out a little too early. My family has come up for Thanksgiving and were soo excited that it might snow. Two of my sisters have yet to see this freezing cold but beautiful weather event. Sadly the weather was ahead of itself and happened just last week. There was no chance of it sticking either. While my siblings didn’t get to…

Thanksgiving for the Neighborhood

Rebuilding Together Philadelphia: http://www.rebuildingphilly.org/ Thanksgiving is celebrated on the third Thursday of every November. This year I attended Penn’s Friendsgiving, a spin on the traditional holiday. This is a paid entry event between $5-6 dollars. The proceeds of the event are donated to a charity each year. This year PennDesign teamed up with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia to host Friendsgiving.  The event resulted in nearly $1,000…