{"id":36270,"date":"2023-01-04T15:00:24","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=36270"},"modified":"2022-12-27T11:33:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T10:33:01","slug":"discovering-nyc-and-architecture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/discovering-nyc-and-architecture\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering NYC and architecture"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I arrived mid-November<\/strong>. The first couple of days were very busy with all kinds of boring stuff, such as getting an American phone number, opening a bank account, or getting my social security number.<\/p>\n

The next challenge was finding an accommodation. I am lucky enough as my cousin lives in the city, I got to stay with her until I found something. And thus start the hunt.<\/p>\n

New York<\/strong> has many laws regarding renting, which makes it very difficult for internationals to find an accommodation with going through a third-party. Thankfully, for short-term, there always is the option of sub-letting. Much easier, I recommend it for people staying for six months. And so, after two weeks of constantly checking new offers, sending messages and being left on read, I got to visit this really cute apartment.<\/p>\n

Slightly above the budget I was planning on spending, I still decided to at least visit the place. Only after seeing the neighborhood and meeting my soon-to-be roommates, I decided to take it. Maybe it was also because I knew a couple of people were supposed to come visit later during the day that made me decide even faster. Anyways, I got it!<\/p>\n

As for the internship<\/strong>, it\u2019s starting really nicely. The office is small, we are only four workers. But I really enjoy the atmosphere. Two of my colleagues are a couple years older than me, which really allows me to be much more comfortable.<\/p>\n

My first week consisted mostly of building the model. Sounds like an easy job, but after doing a bachelor through covid, I forgot one could not fix their mistakes via photoshop<\/strong> in real life. The fact that they use feet\/inches here also does not help. And so, I found myself either struggling in cutting foam board without cutting myself or measuring the wrong distance. However, everyone is being very patient with me and ready to help whenever I need it!<\/p>\n

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