I’m back!

Actually, classes officially ended almost 2 weeks ago. But I took some time to unwind after the semester and really didn’t feel like writing.

I have a feeling that all my posts will happen between semesters. This semester was particularly busy. It was hard work, frustrating yet very rewarding. I’ll be posting on my various project in my upcoming posts. But now that I have had about a week off since class ended, I feel like I’ve finally caught my breath and caught up on sleep.

The biggest impression I’m left with from this semester is that no one understands the amount of work this program is. I generally was going from 8AM to 12 or 1AM. Going from my assitantship at the Swedish Museum, developing one exhibition, to school where we were developing and designing our fictional exhibition. On weekends, my time was spent in studio for most of the day. Every other Sunday I’d come into studio later. Saving my morning to walk down to the laundromat. Eventually grocery shopping, cleaning, and cooking fell aside. When I finally had a break the last thing I wanted to do was more work.

That said, my classmates who are suffering with me through this are amazing. Frustrating, infurating at times, but adventurous, open-minded and challenge me to try new things. (I had my first pedicure.) I wouldn’t have survived this far relatively sane without them.

(And thank god I live in a city like Philly that is kind of trashy that I can walk down the street after a failed presentation, thanks to a teammate, dropping f-bombs left and right and no one bats an eye.)

I leave for my 2 month summer internship at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore this Sunday. And will (hopefully) be posting about my adventures this summer. Until then, I’ll be posting on my adventures this past semester.

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