How much should an intern be paid?

Apparently, the editors at DETAIL think that 500 Euros a month is sufficient for a first-time intern's starting salary. Unfortunately, as an intern at an architectural firm here in the U.S., I made more than that in one week. Granted this internship would be in Germany and therefore ridiculously amazing, I can't help but feel like I'm getting jipped...

So. Over the course of the next few weeks, I am going to do a little research starting at the German Embassy to figure out a few things:

1. The average cost of living in German and what that means exactly.

2. How much an intern should be paid

3. Where and how I should go about finding housing

4. The best places to party in Munich.



Looks like I have my work cut out for me!

More later.

Germany!!!

So. I found an internship for the summer at DETAIL Magazine, in Munich, Germany.

I am beyond excited, but also a little scared..

In case you didn't know, Germans are said to be... how should I say this... umm...

freakin' RACIST!


And considering the fact that I do not have blue eyes, or blonde hair, I think I have a right to be a little scared.

I also do not know ANY German. I mean, sure, I know "gazuntheit" or however the F you spell it, but I doubt that "bless you" will get me very far when some white guy is trying to put me in some camp because I don't look the same way he does.


...


Alright. So maybe they're not THAT racist, and I'm exaggerating a bit, and all that....


Anyway. So it should be amazing to work at a magazine.

:(

I posted the pic on Arj's page and he didn't approve it.

WHAT A BUMMER. looks like he doesn't approve pic comments.....

Anyway.... Enough of that..

Mission Accomplished!!

I saw Arj Barker perform tonight in San Francisco @ PunchLine Comedy Club.


it was SO AWESOME!!

But I am tired and a little tipsy.. so more later. But CHECK OUT THAT PIC!!! haha.. i <3 him.

mia, back in action

Four years ago, my freshman year at college, I found out about an amazing artist, MIA, bought her album and was blown away.

Four years later, she is back, bigger and better than ever before, and finally OVER-GROUND!

Her music is amazing, she's friends with diplo, she's from sri lanka, and she's HOT. If you don't know by now, you may never know.

If it seems as though I'm a little obsessed with her, you might just be right.

Arj Barker.

Yes, back to Arj.

For those of you who remember, I myspaced him some time ago wondering if that was ACTUALLY him, and also if he wanted to meet up. Lame, yes, okay, but my roommates and I think he is HILARIOUS so I had to give it a shot.

Besides, what if he said yes?

Anyway, this weekend, Friday to be exact, we are going to see him perform LIVE. He is a comedian and I am beyond excited.






punchlinecomedyclub.com

or livenation.com

for tickets.


See you there!

The Shoe!

background:

At U.C.Berkeley, being a senior is a lot of work, but also a lot of fun. Especially when you're done with your requirements and are taking classes because you're actually interested in them.. Luckily, I qualify as one of those people, and I was fortunate enough to take a class with Galen Cranz, and amazing professor.

She is teaching a course on "body concious design" and this week, we had to design a shoe which was not anatomically harmful, yet was still culturally acceptable. Take a look at what I did :)


THE SHOE
Anatomically Safe, yet Culturally Acceptable

In this day and age it’s tough to look good, feel comfortable, and be less harmful to the environment ALL at the same time. Luckily, with the new “sustainability” trend, everyone seems to be enthralled with the idea of any new item on the market which is recycled and not as harmful to the environment as it would otherwise be.

This new “shoe” (in quotes because it is more of a boot) is based on the fact that rain-boots, though necessary in the wetter months of the year, are not always the most comfortable. Personally, I have a very high arch, and none of my old rain-boots ever had any arch support, enough padding, and were always too cramped in the toe area for me to be comfortable for any lengthy period of time – lengthy meaning for over 10 minutes.

Therefore, the basis of my argument is that even when it is raining we should be able to be as comfortable as we would be in our favorite pair of flip-flops.

To make my point, I have:

1. I used my most comfortable pair of flip-flops. They have adequate padding, arch support, and are black – a very sexy color (I also happened to have bought them for a very small price from the men’s section at my local Target – just goes to show that if you want a shoe you can wear, you might have to venture a little further than you normally would).
2. I attached “bondage” in the form of yellow ribbon, so that they are more securely fastened to my foot.
3. I attached a recycled plastic bag to create the water-proof aspect which rain-boots provide.
4. Attached a ribbon near the back of the heel to give the boot some shape, creating “sex-appeal”
5. Used a ribbon at the top of the plastic to allow the boot to be adjustable. An elastic band would cut off circulation, and no one has the same size calf so the ribbon was to take away the generic, one-size-fits-all approach to life.

And thus, voila, I formed my shoe. Comfortable because of the generous support provided by “MOSS shoes”, and in-style thanks to the multiple recycled items used to create this beautiful piece of technology.

Rain, rain, no need to go away, I have my WPF-boots, and they’re here to stay!