{"id":28792,"date":"2021-10-15T11:16:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T09:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=28792"},"modified":"2022-09-12T14:10:57","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T12:10:57","slug":"uncertainty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2021\/10\/uncertainty\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncertainty"},"content":{"rendered":"

My name is Justine. I am an architect<\/strong> from Colombia. When I heard about Architect-US<\/strong>\u00a0I was studying English in New York City<\/strong>. It was a very interesting opportunity as a next step but being as distrustful as a Colombian can be, I thought it was too good to be true. Subsequently, I did some research, and to my surprise, they were legit. And as far as I can tell, they are also pretty nice. The process is pretty straight forward, but I will not lie to you, it takes money to make it happen.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First, you pay the initial fee, you do some paperwork and start the job interview process. Once a company wants you, you pay the cost of the program, do some more paperwork, go to the embassy and you are all set.\u00a0 I started the process and did some job interviews but then, a pandemic happened. So, as it did for everyone, my life was on pause. A year after, things started to pick up and I found this opportunity at an Architectural Studio in Philadelphia<\/strong>. The interview was great and I got a job offer. It took a while to get all the paperwork ready and I went to the embassy. The interview went smoothly, all questions were regarding my training and my objectives in the US. And finally, my visa was approved.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next. Ursula K. Le Guin<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

You see, here is the thing, before the visa approval everything was uncertain, jus a possibility. But now, I am sitting in my apartment with no clue where to start. Boxes everywhere, decisions to be made and goodbyes to be said.\u00a0 I am waiting for my passport and I have a million things on my to do list. Almost as much as the things I have in my mind. How is it going to be like? Would I like the city? How work is going to be like? The things I do not know fight in my head with the things I am centain of, like how much I am going to miss my family. I am about to leave to a place I do not know. But this whole experience has been like this, uncertain.<\/span><\/p>\n

In conclusion, if you like facing uncertainty, you speak English, you have the money and the time to try new things, this process is for you. As for me, I will try to share this new experience the way I wanted to hear when I was starting, as honest as it could be.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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