Ten Years From Now

Ten years from now is something that is hard for me to see at this point in my life. I have many decisions to make this year like what I want to do with my degree in architecture and where I want to live. Both of those aspects will greatly affect where my future is leading but I have some family and friends goals and also some general career goals.

For my career goals, I know I want to do something with historic preservation. I have always had an interest in old buildings, esp houses, and would love to research the history of them and renovate the houses. I don't really know where that will lead me, there are beautiful buildings all over the US waiting to be renovated, so I have no idea where I will live in 10 years. However, I have a strong interest in the south. I love the atmosphere and climate so I was considering Charleston and Savannah and in general, I want to stay in SC or more southern. That's about all I can think about my career at this point in my life.

For my family goals, I want to stay close with my sister and parents. Even though I will most likely be far away from them, I don't want to lose touch or grow apart from them! My sister is having a baby in June (I'm going to be an aunt!) and I want to be around to spoil the little girl! As for my family, I would like to be married and have at least one child by age 32, but that depends on when I get married.

Right now, my friends are very important to me and I really hope that in the future that will stay the same. I know that, most likely, the friends I have now won't be the friends I have 10 years from now; but I want to have good, caring, loyal friends like I do now.

That's my view of 10 years from now. It's pretty blurry but after graduation and in the next few months, it will be coming more and more clear.

The way the web has changed us

For this blog, I am responding to a video about Web 2.0. I think the video was about how written text has changed with the internet and how it has changed us. It states that we will need to rethink everything because of the web and I think that is very true. For example, people just entering or who have already entered the workforce are affected. There are always new systems and programs for communication that we have to learn in order to do a job well. Those programs are advanced and often, employees need to be trained how to use it. Also the systems are updated almost annually so as soon as employees have mastered it, it changes. Architects have to deal with this because of design programs. We almost couldn't get a job without having experience in autocad or formz or rhino (all are advanced design programs) and each are updated often. Another way the workforce is affected is the new websites now available to distract us, such as myspace, facebook, blogger, or youtube. I could spend hours on these four sites alone, not considering the rest of the internet. These sites also illustrate the way the division of content and form has allowed us to easily put information on the web. I can put all my thoughts on blogger, find out what all my friends are doing, in college and out of college, on myspace and facebook, and then post and watch videos of the rest of the world on youtube, all within a click of a mouse. This easy access to information has also caused some problems. There are always fines lines between websites with accurate and true information and websites that have never been researched. Wikipedia is a user-built encyclopedia where normal people can add and change information. It is checked to make sure that the information is correct but it is not fast enough. One of my professors put false information on wikipedia and it wasn't discovered until months later. His false information was on display for everyone to "do research" with for months. I think that the web has also affected the us as people. We have much different views of morals, ethics, and privacy that we did just a generation before us. For example, you can learn a persons, name, address, police record, school background, and special achievements for money online. That's crazy!! The web has greatly affected us, in terms of communication and as people.

About Me

Hi. My name is Elyse and I'm a senior architecture student. I am excited to graduate but it is also very scary. There are many decisions about grad school and/or jobs that I haven't made yet. My hometown is Harrisburg, Pa but I love the south and plan to stay down here after graduation. The weather is much better! I want to live either in Charleston, SC or Savannah, GA In high school, I was a competitive cheerleader and travelled all over the US (mostly the east coast.) Now, because I missed tumbling so much and I didn't want to lose my skills, I am a member of the Clemson gymnastics club. In my free time, I love hanging out with my friends; they are an important part of my life! That's a quick overview of me. :)