Week in the life of a 19-year old Architecture Student living in South Africa, Johannesburg
ArchiWeek: 19-year old Architecture Student living in South Africa, Johannesburg
Written by Hannah, Edited by Aliya @archistudentnotes
This week we have a week in the life submission from Hannah, an Architecture Student living and studying in South Africa, Johannesburg.
Would you have tackled the week any differently?
Monday
Starting the week feeling verryyy determined to get a lot done and stay ahead of due dates.
Had a full day of studio, site visit and lectures.
Note from Aliya @archistudentnotes: Great start from Hannah, always best to start the week on a positive note with plans on how to be productive and get things done.
Tuesday
Lost the previous day’s motivation completely.
Went to campus ready to work but couldn’t get myself to do anything, decided to take the day off to allow myself to recover from whatever was going on.
Note from Aliya @archistudentnotes: Great self-awareness shown here. Realising that actally time would be better spent resting and recharging instead of trying to push through
Wednesday
Another day of lectures.
Kept my mind busy and ready to work again. went ‘dumpster diving’ with a friend to find cardboard to build models, much cheaper than buying sheets for models we’re going to destroy anyway lol
Mid Week Plug
Enjoying this weeks ArchiWeek? Interested in sharing your own week?
Thursday
Another mess of a day.
Not sure why this week was so chaotic but I skipped the day of studio to work on my model and drawings at home (hardly did anything the whole day)
Note from Aliya @archistudentnotes: When I have felt like this in the past it has usually been because I have been overwhelmed by the amount of tasks I have left to do.. and basically do nothing. Its in these moments we need to take the time to do some self reflection and get back on track.
Friday
Catching a flight home for the weekend, hoping and praying that next week goes better than this week - got a lot to catch up on
And that’s the week!
Thank you so much to Hannah for this weeks submission. It was interesting reading a week that started with good intentions but that didn’t end up being super productive, it is very common as an architecture student but there are ways to get around it and keep that motivation throughout the week. If you are in a similar situation check out this post on how to avoid burnout. - archistudentnotes.com/blog/avoiding-burnout-as-an-architecture-student
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