Happy Days

This week is going into my memories as one of the most positive and happy weeks I have had in a long time and I am so excited!

First, after some long weeks with my thesis adviser to complete my thesis proposal, I was ready to defend it and it got APPROVED on Thursday November 4th. So now I can start the data collection process. For those who don't know what I am doing my thesis on, here's a short description: I'm investigating the usage of personalized print in Europe from a printers perspective. I am very excited about my thesis and have huge expectation for it to be a great thesis.

The second happening that made this week into the top ten was a visit from a very important person in my life. He came on Saturday and are staying until November 18th. It is so great to have him here and he lightens up my days by just being around me. After 2,5 months of communications via Skype it is nice to finally see and be with him again. The fact that he is here until November 18th just makes it even better.

Now, until the third and fourth thing that made this week great: I have no more finals at RIT! I finished my final in Product and Brand Management yesterday, and that's it! Only a presentation on how marketers should use Web 2.0 upcoming Tuesday and then I am done with classes. Now my total focus will towards my thesis. And fourth: I got my driving license today!! Yayy I know have a NYS license!

Well, that's the short update for now! Hope you all are well and take care!

Jea

Architectual Heaven and networking

Buildings in all different shapes, formats, heights, lengths and styles blended my eyes with their beauty and uniqueness in Chicago. I was very impressed and want to go back for more. But the buildings wasn't the reason I went to Chicago, they were only a big bonus. I went there to attend Graph Expo 2010. The expo was a great experience. I managed to get in contact with a lot of people in the industry and also create an interest about my thesis. I am planning to move back to Scandinavia when I am done here in Rochester, and therefore it is extra important for me to create a good network here in the States so my research can get published here as well.

Speaking about my research, or thesis if you want, I am making a lot of progress. My Thesis Proposal defense will be on November 4th and I can't wait. Right now I am busy editing my thesis proposal, and by Monday it will be ready for distribution to my committee.  A part from thesis I am working for Dr. Cummings as a research assistant and designer. Today, I am also attending the OPL general meeting and hopefully I will be able to help them with some design work this year as well.

The summer is moving away here in Rochester and Mr. Autumn are definitely back, but that's not negative, because with Mr. Autumn comes Halloween and soon Thanksgiving and along with Halloween comes Haunted Hay Ride's, Corn Maze's and Costume Parties! I will give you an update on the events by the end of this month.

For now, enjoy my images from Chicago!

 Me and Jade as Architecture Tourists

Back in Rochester!

Can't believe I haven't blogged since May! I am so sorry, but here's a quick update:
Before I left USA for the summer Søren had his graduation, I met his parents, we went on a wine tour (Delicious!) and I finished my proposal draft.


I left the states at June 12th. My dad and my brothers met me at the airport and it was so great to see them again. It was especially good to see my dad again and that he was in great shape and healthy. (He had an heart operation in February/March). My parents arranged a Welcome Back party for me and my brother and we had a lot of fun! 10 days later I went to Denmark to see Søren again and ended up staying there for over a month, then back to Norway again to go hiking in the mountains with my mum and stay at our cabin.

The view from Gaustadtoppen

On our 8 hour hiking trip to get cloud-berries (multer)

Another highlight this summer was seeing Jean-Michel Jarre and Röksopp preform at Akershus Festning! I loved the laser show and fireworks! 

Now, after 3 months of vacation I am back here in Rochester. This fall I only have one course; Product and Brand Management and so far I am loving it! I also are working on my thesis and plan to finish my literature review, send out my survey before I go back home for Christmas.  I also go twice a week to pilates and spinning, I have started swimming again and try to go out for a run a couple of times a week. I am also going to visit lovely Paola and wonderful Gustavo in Colombia in November! Yayy!! 

Have a nice Sunday everyone!

Gratulerer med dagen Norge!!!

May 17th 1814 Norway got it's own constitution and to this day this is one of my favorite days in the year! Kids and adults celebrating, eating ice-cream and just having fun! I MISS IT!

So here I am, in the lounge at my school studying for my exam tomorrow, not a perfect celebreation day, but I made a Norwegian smoothie with blueberries, strawberries and natural youghurt! Red, White and Blue, like the Norwegian flag!!

Norway, family and friends: I miss you!!! See you in a month!!! Hopefully I can wear my national dress this summer!!! 

Jeanette!! 

My happy and wonderful family! Savner dere!! 

CIAS @ ImagineRIT

To all of you who want to know a bit more about what is going on at my college during Imagine RIT!

See this video by Frank Cost

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8g33nmVd-3E

Isaiah Thomas Award 2010

I would also like to mention the 2010 Isaiah Thomas Award in Publishing. This year, the award was presented to Mark S. Mikolajczyk, President and Publisher at FLORIDA TODAY. It was a great day and students were engaged, asked questions to Mark and had conversations with him. It was a really nice experience!

I designed all of the printed collaterals for the award. The program looked great and we got to print the cover for the program on letterpress! Thank you Arianna for all the covers!

Please check  out the News Media Initiative website for more information:
http://www.rit.edu/cias/newsmedia/

Kodak, Swede's, Imagine RIT and Persian Chicken

It's already week 9 in this quarter and only 2 weeks until my exams starts. In the mean time, I have papers and presentations due and I have to study for my exams. I can't wait for this quarter to finish! Summer is already here, and I am looking forward to not feeling guilty for spending some time outside in the sun doing nothing, when I should have done work! Again, can't wait for the 18th of May, then I'll be done for this school year! I am going to spend time on my thesis research this summer so my 2nd year, hopefully, will be a bit less stressful.


This last weeks have been filled up with both fun and work. Jenni and Magdalena, two girls from Sweden are here at RIT to work on their capstone project. They are, as me, very interested in personalization and we have had some good discussion around the topic. 


Last week I went on a tour at Kodak and it was great! After the tour me, Jenni, Magdalena and Su went to Dinosaur BBQ for some food and to A-Pub to see a friend of us and his band play. I had a great time!


This saturday it was Imagine RIT and OPL booth was awesome!! 30 000 visitors was expected to come and they sure did, it was great! I have never seen so many people at RIT before! If you want to come to Rochester and RIT to see what the students are doing this was the day to do it. I am so proud of being a student here and after this saturday my view on RIT changed. Yes, I have always believe that RIT is a great school, but Imagine RIT made all of the bright minds come together and showcase their work! It was great! OPL also won an award from Park Point for our booth! Yayy!! 

The OPL booth from a distance in the Gordon Field House

Alicia Millane took a great photo of the OPL people and our booth! 

Thank you!

I have also tried out some new recipes lately. Here is some picture from last nights dinner; Grilled Persian Chicken filets, Bulgur salad and home made Focaccia bread with olives and sun dried tomatoes!