I am a Texan. It doesn't matter how you slice it, Texan blood runs in my veins. My ancestors came and settled in Texas from Germany in the mid 1800's and we've been here ever since. As I have grown older however, my sense of belonging has waned and now that I am out of college, I am leaving. Most people leave their hometown, many leave their home state, but I am leaving my home country. I don't know what I expect to find, but I feel like I have to look. On July 16th I will be flying from Dallas, and landing in Amsterdam, where I will be living for the next 6 months. Surprisingly enough I don't feel scared or even very nervous for that matter, but I suppose we'll see how it pans out once I am there. Hopefully I will stay motivated to post on this blog at least once a week, and perhaps even post a few videos.
Currently I am trying to figure out how to get all the proper paperwork to legally stay and work there. It's really confusing trying to piece together what I am supposed to be doing to from government websites and hotlines. Hopefully my employer has taken care of his end of the deal. I'll be working at a place called Phoenix in Amstelveen, just south of Amsterdam. It's a small graphic design firm, and I'll be the intern.
I'm sure I will miss all my friends in Denton, it will be weird not seeing them anymore. It's been awesome to go through school with such a cool group of people. Hopefully when I get back I'll have some money left over to travel around a bit and visit them all.
5 comments:
ooooh no comments... hurts don't it.
Take lots of pictures.... the graff scene out there is Hot!!! (imagine paris saying that)
yeah...what he said
Check out the Jan van Eyck Academie if you get the chance, and see if you know anybody who can get you introduced to Jan van Toorn so you can chat with him about your more-than-burgeoning interest in information design.
Once you've determined your favorite dimly lit bookshops and used CD/DVD outlets, snap cool photos of the most graphically compelling stuff you encounter there and then post them so I can use one or two in Com design History this fall.
I wonder if any of your new Dutch pals will be into Derek Trucks...
Does this Phoenix design have a website? I tried to find it but could not.
Post a Comment