{"id":18747,"date":"2020-03-27T13:00:28","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T12:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=18747"},"modified":"2022-09-12T14:11:02","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T12:11:02","slug":"first-month-in-chicago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/first-month-in-chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"First month in Chicago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My friend with whom I live together picked me up from the airport at O&#8217;Hare. <strong>I was very excited that this journey and experience has finally begun after months of planning and uncertainty.<\/strong> At first, it was mainly just unpacking, settling in and getting over the jet lack. As I arrived on a Friday I had the entire weekend to do so and prepare for my first week at work which was nice.<\/p>\n<p>When Monday came and I arrived at my company I was greeted very warmly. It was fun getting to know my colleagues and learning their office routines.\u00a0As always things can be a little stressful in the beginning as there is so much to learn and to adjust to. <strong>My colleagues always give me the feeling that it&#8217;s ok to make mistakes and don&#8217;t pressure me to know\u00a0everything at once.<\/strong> Their easy-going\u00a0attitude helped me to quickly catch on to their projects and learn AutoCad (which I haven&#8217;t used before).<\/p>\n<p>I got to join on\u00a0a\u00a0visit to a big\u00a0light manufacturer and see their factory and production process which was extremely interesting and informative. I also went on\u00a0site visits of\u00a0various projects we are currently working on and learning about the space in person.<\/p>\n<p>I love the diversity of projects in our office and because I am working in\u00a0a small office (4 people) I<strong> get to be involved in the entire Architectural process and incorporate my ideas which is AWESOME!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u00a0has been a very exciting first month of the 18 months in\u00a0my program and I am excited for the rest to come!<\/p>\n<p>This past week has been a little alarming with the Corona Virus also spreading here in the US though. 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