{"id":15998,"date":"2021-01-22T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T09:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=15998"},"modified":"2022-09-12T14:10:59","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T12:10:59","slug":"first-week-ish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/first-week-ish\/","title":{"rendered":"First week(-ish)"},"content":{"rendered":"

After a long build-up, I’m finally in New York<\/strong> to partake in my internship with GF55<\/strong>. I’ve been looking forward to it for a while and I can’t wait to not only experience the architectural workspace, but life in New York<\/strong> as well. My last two visits to New York<\/strong> have been as a tourist, and I predicted that living and working here is wildly different. As a tourist, you don\u2019t really experience the bustling organism that is New York. <\/strong>I realize I\u2019ll have to figure out how the public transport works, find a standard place to do groceries and locate a place to work out or go to the gym \u2013 I trust the people that I\u2019m staying with that they\u2019ll help me to adjust to the New York<\/strong> way of living. It already helps that the apartment is in a prime location \u2013 on the edge of central park in Upper West Side<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The journey\u00a0to my hosts started with an 8-hour flight with KLM<\/strong> – considering i’m not unfamiliar with flying, it was a piece of cake. Upon arrival, I was met by US customs which, in spite of how long it took, was a relatively easy process. As per the ASSE<\/strong> handbook, I had all the necessary documents prepared and was ready to answer any questions that the US customs officer might have had (luckily there were none).\u00a0After this, I took a shuttle bus to my hosts. Since I arrived in the evening I was met with a beautiful sight of the New York skyline at sundown\u00a0–\u00a0I felt\u00a0like a child in a candy store!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architect-US<\/strong> has been extremely helpful in organising my visa and securing the internship with my university, Delft University of Technology<\/strong>. Even over the summer holiday when I was without a computer and in a little village in Croatia<\/strong>, they’ve remained in contact and communicated on a daily basis with me. Even upon\u00a0arriving in New York<\/strong>, I realised how helpful the intern handbook has been and how much information Architect-US<\/strong> has provided me. They’ve explained everything from customs to general lifestyle tips extremely well. I’m sure it’ll be of great help for me to learn how to navigate this amazing city.<\/p>\n

These next few days I’ll be exploring how suited I am to the New York<\/strong> lifestyle and how well I can keep up with my fellow architects at GF55<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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