Winding Road

photo: corbisimages

It's the first day of class and after the teacher introduces themselves and gives you a short bio, they're going to ask you to do the same and then there's that dreaded question....what do you want to do after graduation?? Usually this is the part that I dread but before asking us, my teacher basically described an extensively winding road that he took after sitting in the exact seats we're in right now. He did everything from furniture design, to show rooms, to celebrity homes, to TV and now he's extremely successful flipping homes. 

That was the best start I ever could've dreamed of and sitting in the back of class (I was late of course -_-) helped even more because I got to hear everyone else's paths so far and their plans for the future and quite frankly, not everyone has it all figured out.

I AM NOT ALONE!!

The truth is, design school is hard stuff and pretty much the only thing you have figured out if you aren't a design prodigy is that you want to do this thing. The field is so diverse and can transcend into pretty much anything so it's hard to pinpoint where you're going to end up, how you're going to do it, where you want to do it, who you want to do it with..quite frightening to think about. 

The upper division is about refinement and preparation for the work force (wherever we find ourselves). I'm so glad I get this time to work on my skills. Did I mention how excited I am to dive in?

~ Lisa Lou