studio to crazyland

Last week my studio went on our trip to the United Arab Emirates in the Persian [Arabian] Gulf. As a group of 10 students (working in 3 teams) under the direction of our tutor tom verebes, we based ourselves in the booming city of Dubai and also explored the desert, coast, and cities of oil-rich Abu Dhabi, less-shiny Sharjah, and Ras' al-Khaimah - a much smaller and poorer city where our project site is to be situated.

The three other studio groups in my same program are simultaneously visiting different cities around the world, as we work on a shared investigation of global urbanism. Check out the DRL blog http://aadrl.blogspot.com/ to view updates on the excursions to the UAE; + Brazil: San Paulo, Brasilia, and Rio; New York New York; and Moscow, Russia.


Click on the photos to see enlarged images. Also, you can view my interactive map via: http://maps.live.com/?v=2&cid=5B9F3C59AFAC79BB!113&encType=1

flathunting

hiii. i found a new place to live. yes, very exciting, it is much closer to my school and my studio and in a super nice neighborhood . . . . and yes, its absolutely tiny and will barely fit me much less my shoes. :)

moving day is April 1st, so look forward to pictures!

Here is a link to the map showing my school, studio, old and new apartment locations.
LONDSAY MAP http://maps.live.com/?v=2&cid=5B9F3C59AFAC79BB!106&encType=1
you can look at aerial mode or road mode or hybrid mode, and zoom and pan and oh isn't it just gorgeously fun? heheh. shnazzy. in the center. bam.

i survived the sunshine

help! quicksand!













haha, just kidding.
i'm back, i skiied, i dune-buggied, i was on the beach and i was on a boat all in one week. crazyness. Pictures coming soooon!

h a p p y k e l l e y

she's 30?! (on friday)

can't wait to see you guys and celebrate kelley's birthday london-style! (which pretty much just means BIGGER pints). have a good trip to india :)

dubbbbbbbbai

i go today. (back on sunday 23rd.)

guess i should pack . . .




. . . for 68-86 degrees F! (20-30 C)

h a p p y k i l l e r c r a i g c r a w l

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRAIG!

can't wait to see you

looking for a leprechaun this st. patrick's day? i heard there is quite a dancing machine back in san diego . . . on his way to london so watch out!

countdown 6 5 4

as of today i have less than one week left of term 2 - F! (here is a picture of my studiomates working hard - and sleeping hard - and also one of my teammates)

yeaaaah, presentation is on wednesday [12 march] and last day of school before break is friday [14 march]. eeeeeee!
thursday is the big DRL TEN book launch and (supposed) Pavillion opening associated with the exhibition, so it should be a fun way to end the term.

critique on wednesday will be interesting as this term has been quite strange . . . but hopefully i am super productive this weekend and we have some good potentials to discuss. yikes.

"break" (and it is in quotations for a reason of course) is until 14 April (!!!) and i have many things to do during the next weeks like:


1. go to Dubai (and Abu Dhabi, Ras' al-Khaimah, etc.) [17-23 march]
2. move into a new apartment (YES!) [23-25 march]
3. write a term paper
4. write another term paper
5. continue my studio project
6. party with craig and kelley and steve and matt and michelle while they are all here visiting me [1-6 april]
7. go to Rome to visit my old school and profs there [10-12 april]
8. go to a grocery store
9. do laundry
10. drink heavily

british mother's day

today [in the U.K.] it is Mother's Day. So i think about my MOM lots!

. . . and Bob and Norm are are back to say hello and send happy smiles!