my first week

So things are finally starting to get a bit easier. I've now been to just about all of my classes and am very excited for the semester. My professors all seem very knowledgeable and have many different skills. I believe all of the industrial design professors are architects as well.

As of now I am taking three design courses and hopefully one sociology course about Asia. For ID i'm taking:

3rd year -- Culture + Identity (studio), 8hrs
3rd year -- Case Study, 4 hrs
2nd year -- Design in Urban Settings, 4hrs

While things here are rather unorganized, things seem to be coming together. For example, Monday (the first day of class) I tried to figure out when and where my classes met. I eventually found my way to the Architecture (and ID) office and while trying to figure it out a professor started asking me about myself and where i was from. Turned out that he used to be the head of the ID dept and told me the classes that i must take - two of which he teaches. Thank goodness.

And today I thought my one class met again but it turned out we had today off. I decided to stick around when a professor came over and started asking me about myself. Turned out he is one of the professors for first year (the fundamental courses). He gave me a copy of his newly published book and offered to work with me outside of class. His name is Christian Boucharenc, originally born in France but now has lived in Asia for the past 16 years. Should be a positive experience.

Everyone here is so friendly and helpful. Really looking forward to the rest of my time here.

view of my dorm complex PGPR


famous esplanade theater


taken while walking the financial district of Singapore -- day and night shots