So.... I think i'll just pack up my bags and move to New York.
But really, it was a great trip. Originally I wasn't even going to go but I'm so glad I did. The experience is something I'll never forget!
I think it also helped that I had been to New York a few times before because this time I was so much less interested in the sight seeing and just so intrigued with all of the design and interesting things happening around me. It made it so much easier to take everything in. Each different place we visited started a new creative spark in my mind and brought new ideas and concepts that I had never thought of before.
I learned a lot about interviews, portfolios, and the daily schedules of a graphic designer. I got to hear successful and not so successful stories from people along the way which helped me to realize I'm not doing everything completely wrong, there are people out there going through or have gone through the same things as me, with more to come!
One of the biggest things I've taken out of this (which corny or not) is to not hold back. I've always thought that when I graduate from UNCC that I will return back home to Wisconsin were most of my family and friends are, and try to get a job in the city blah blah blah. Which I very well may do! But I think after this trip and talking with different people and their experiences I really want to figure out what I specifically want to do, and I really want to travel and try new things and not be afraid to go somewhere else if it's for something I'm really going to enjoy. Because family and friends will always be there.
So thanks Dave and Eldred for taking us crazy people on a trip to New York, it was both insightful and a kickass time.
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