After many months of finding an internship and finishing the paperwork, it is finally time.<\/p>\n
Today I booked my flight for New York<\/strong>. After visiting this city when I was 12, I always dreamt of living there, for a little time at least. And so today is the day. In a few days, I wil finish packing up my suitcase and leave for my first great adventure, all by myself on the other side of the world. Very exciting!<\/strong><\/p>\n I got this crazy opportunity mainly thanks to my school. Basically at EPFL<\/strong>, after our bachelor’s degree we are obliged to do 12 months of internship in order to apply for a master’s degree. We can arrange the internship period however we want. Most of my friends chose the easy option. Either staying in our homecountry or some other french speaking place. I was always curious of the world, different cultures and so I decided, for a first trip to try something I was vaguely familiar.<\/p>\n Every country has a different approach to architecture. Since I am still a student, I believe it is very important for me to explore all these perspectives to find the one that suits me best. The office I will be interning in focuses on renovation of old Brownstone<\/strong> houses. Renovation is something I am very interested in as it is one of the most sustainable to conceive architecture. It is also super ingrained in local life as most of these houses are about a century old – so much history, fascinating!<\/p>\n Other than the length of the process, which was quite frustrating sometimes – because I just had to wait for people to sign documents and I couldn’t do anything about it –\u00a0 everything went quite smoothly. Even the embassy interview was quick! The visa officers were very friendly, which was super reassuring as these kind of stuff tend to be stressfull.<\/p>\n Now I only need to finish packing up my stuff and say goodbye to my loved ones and say hello to a brand new world! Excited to see what New York<\/strong> has to offer – architecture and lifestyle wise!<\/p>\n