Thesis S02E01 — part 01
This is it. Season Finale. I’ll be honest. I am not having good feelings about it. It seems one of those TV shows that are great, but the end destroys it (and for those who think I am talking about Game of Thrones, I am sorry, but it didn’t watch it).
A lot is going on in my head right now. It still feels like 2020 somehow. Besides all the world turmoil, we — international students — have to find a job to continue living here. Otherwise, we have to start planning our move to another country (Joe Biden, if you are reading this, please make this country more foreign-friendly).
The search for a thesis advisor has been frustrating, and I am not happy with the path I took with this thesis. Besides that, this feeling that this MFA will end and I still won’t be able to celebrate with my colleagues and that my family won’t be able to see a proper commencement event is kind of disappointing, at least. I think I am not mentally prepared for this last semester yet.
That being said, a good thing happening is that I now have an accountability buddy for my thesis. And it joys me that it is Claudia Russo. A great friend and the only Latinx currently studying at SVA IxD besides me.
Last Friday, Claudia and I discussed where we are with our thesis. We completed our thesis’ self-assessments together as an opportunity to understand each other’s problems and frustrations better.
After that, we discussed our weaknesses and strengths, and we define realistic goals for the following week. In my next blog post, I’ll talk more about the self-assessment exercise, what I believe are my strong points and weak points regarding my thesis, and what are my goals for the week.
