#archistudent

This system seems to be working out. During the time, I was away I met a very special person that I have the luck of calling my significant other. He's also a student in another city on his final year trying to wrap everything up too. We've started studying together over discord whenever we get to have some dedicated time for that, as a way to spend quality time together while also motivating each other in our own goals. It is very relieving and refreshing to have this type of moral and practical support, with no fear of judgement.

The past few days I've been busy with the dissertation, finally finished a tough chapter. It was a relief because I've been seemingly stuck there since November. It's time to arrange a meeting with my professor I believe. Ever since I stopped posting, a lot of stuff has happened which I'll start talking about soon. One thing is that I decided to include some exercise in my life, so I've been walking a few times a week in the morning. During my last long walk on Friday, I reached the area of focus for my dissertation and thesis. I had forgotten how nice and nature-filled it was. On the left picture, there are old worker complexes from the 1920s-1930s. Their scale is so humane. On the right, a lot of snails were stuck on the fence of the grove close to the complexes. This place has such a charm to it in my eyes. I can't wait to start my thesis!

So, I'm starting another 100 days of productivity challenge which should coincide around the time when I'll be submitting my dissertation. Some accountability seems like a good idea for my procrastination issues. The dissertation has to do with industrial remnants, a very fascinating topic I'd never encountered this extensively. Looking into the history of greek industry has been exciting all in all, it explains so many characteristics when it comes to economy, society and space. In its second part, it focuses into a specific region with developmental interest and some idustrial remnants spread throughout the modern urban landscape, most of them lost and replaced, few present and haunting. I'm planning on linking it with my thesis topic, which would be to reform and reinhabit one of the complexes. I'm feeling like I'm learning again and that will lead me to create, as we do.

It's an added advantage to have a portfolio. In some places, like India we give eligibility tests and interviews with a time exercise to enroll into the degree course. It's easier if basic skills in drawing is there though mostly the coursework is strenuous enough to give a good practice in drawing.

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