{"id":37328,"date":"2024-04-26T15:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=37328"},"modified":"2024-04-28T09:05:33","modified_gmt":"2024-04-28T07:05:33","slug":"a-leap-of-faith-into-the-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2024\/04\/a-leap-of-faith-into-the-unknown\/","title":{"rendered":"A leap of faith into the unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello fellow reader, first, let me introduce myself. I am Maxence, a 21 years old civil and structural engineering student undergoing a master degree in France at <em>Ecole nationale des ponts et chauss\u00e9es<\/em>. In order to comply with the French regulation concerning engineering schools, I am to do a internship abroad for a few months. A few months !? Doesn&#8217;t seem like a lot, does it? Well, it depends on what you expect from your internship I would say! Nonetheless, to have a real experience and a proper cultural exchange, it would require more than that!<\/p>\n<p>So here I am, wanting to go to the <strong>US<\/strong> for a year! What seemed completely out of a dream a few weeks ago is starting to come into being. After obtaining on my own an offer in an engineering and architecture firm in <strong>New York<\/strong>, I was recommended <strong>Architect-US<\/strong> to help me in the arduous process that is the <strong>J-1 Visa<\/strong>. I knew absolutely nothing about visas, much less US <strong>J-1 Visas<\/strong>! Nonetheless, <strong>Architect-US<\/strong> managed to help me through the whole process, days after days. They cleared every single doubt I had (and trust me there were a lot!). As I moved forward with the paperwork, I was able to learn about the process, step after step.<\/p>\n<p>Today, I chose to write my first blog post as I am nearing my embassy interview (So stressful!!!). After all that seemingly bottomless pit of paperwork (I will never get used to it !!) it is finally coming!<\/p>\n<p>I am so eager to go to the <strong>US<\/strong> for a year, learn about their culture and the way they build and design their cities, make new friends, learn to be autonomous. I cannot hide my fear of the unknown and the bitter feeling of letting those I know and hold dear behind for so long. It is normal and I think all of us thought about it. Nonetheless, the experience ahead will make it worth it! And I&#8217;ll have so much to tell them along the way!!<\/p>\n<div class='_form_264'><\/div><script type='text\/javascript' src='https:\/\/architect-us.activehosted.com\/f\/embed.php?static=0&id=264&6A2419A6B951F&nostyles=0&preview=0'><\/script>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello fellow reader, first, let me introduce myself. 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