American dollars, Pesos, Belize dollars, Queztal

New York City bound in 2 days
6 days on my own in the Big Apple. Will i find new friends? i hope so...

Cancun in 7 days
meeting my girls Kristen, Nicole, Liisa, Anna there
5 girls backpacking in Central America will be hype!!

A much deserved break from this really stressful term
if i were to stay in Halifax for the three week break i would seriously go insane
majority of my classmates are flying off as well to Japan, Austria, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, Mexico City
so mom, i'm not the only one who feels the need to destress
travling keeps my head on my shoulders
only 2 more years until i'm done archi school. i can't wait for it to be over

to travel is to escape

LIVE YOUR DREAM

God gave me mine
are you living yours?

i miss you mom and dad

can't wait until you come to Halifax for a visit in May...

ROAD TRIP TO BOSTON

 
driving for 8 hours. first stop was to the liquor store after the border, haha

 
Bar Harbour, Maine
the ocean waters aren't as warm here as in Australia that's for sure!

infront of Le Corbusier's Carpenter House at Harvard University
this is when you know you're with a group of architecture students

Steven Holl's Simmons Hall Residence at MIT Campus

 
at Frank Gehry's Stata Centre, MIT Campus
(Frank is being sued for this building. we went around looking for failures and found some, eeek)

Alvar Aalto's Baker Residence

         
Eero Saarinen's MIT Chapel and Kresge Auditorium

        
(L) Paying hommage to Louis Kahn at Exeter Library in New Hampshire
(R) Alvar Aalto's Baker House Residence

    
(L) we unexpectidly found this awesome staircase in some building at Harvard Uni
(R) interior staircase at the Institute of Contemporary Art

     
(L) best taxi ride home... ever!!
(R) stranded in Maine one evening due to a severe snowstorm in Saint Johns while returning home to Halifax. 
Spa tub made it all the worthwhile! wooooopie!!  

oh... and i saw tons of I.M.Pei buildings as well as the one by Groupius, yay!
i am so satisfied and inspired  :)

Reading week is next week
planning a road trip with 4 friends to Boston
going to hire a car, live in hostels and go devour some architecture
can't wait to get out of here for a bit
i'm just dying to go anywhere but stay here

Term break is from April 14-May5th
been looking around at Central America ($226) and South America ($428) or L.A. ($264)
Fly to Cancun then backpack down to Guatemala & Honduras, or to Lima & Caracus
heck, i'm up for anything and willing to go anywhere cheap
original plan was to see Ireland & Scotland but plane ticket alone is out of my budget
my body is craving to go somewhere nice and warm
i may have a travel buddy to go with so i'm pretty pumped!!!

i find it extremely hard to be back in school now after workterm
my mindset is still not on school yet and i know i'm not the only one
on the upside school work is getting done so it's no prob
i just really miss the free spirited and simple life of being a nomad :)