Day 5 NYC: Learning new skills

Today I went to my internship and got a little overwhelmed I had to learn a new computer program called Color Matters it seemed like it would be fairly simple since I know Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, but quite on the contrary. It took some getting used to. I also today made a board with all the sample belts for the company for when they put them on sweaters. I also reorganized the color samples which are sample garments in the correct colors for the company so that they know which color the manufactures want. The hardest thing I did today was the Color Matters because I had to make a color board using an integration of real swatches that you can touch and feel, and having the text and boxes done in Color Matters so it took me a few times to get it done. I got really frustrated with my self for not getting it done correctly the first time. Lastly today I got to sew some things up and organize a few things for the bosses to come in tomorrow. I am sorry but I did not get pictures again to day, but I promise I will get them tomorrow, oh and I got 6 new pieces of clothing for free!!! They were samples that the company had done and did not need any more! yea!!

Day 4 NYC: First day of work

Today was our first day of work. We took the number 7 train into the city, and got off at Times Square and then walked to work from that the design studio is on the 12th floor and then we went into the design room and there were cloths every where. It was amazing and the colors that were all around was also amazing. For my first task I did color cards which is when you take actual samples of the colored fabric and put them on print outs of the fabric. Then they needed me to help them clean out winter samples. when a company does a sample they usually do one in each color to make sure that the design will and the yarns they use will take the dye correctly, so when the season is over with you need to clean out all the multiples of that style. After a wonderful lunch of a salad that they take everything you wan in it is chopped together. I went to the cooperate building where I met my supervisor for this internship and then started to work with the technical designers. Where I needed to measure samples to make sure that the manufactures did the sample to the specifications that they sent them. AD samples are to go to the show room which is where I was in the morning to be sold. The other samples that I did were to be looked at to make sure that they were right and then if they are not or if they are they then put them on a fit model to see if they are wrong that maybe they work anyway on the form. At 6:00 P.M.we headed back to the apartment and that night had conversation and played pool. That was my day! I did not really take pictures today because I was just taking it in. I will try to take some tomorrow.

NYC 3: Memorial Day/ Packing

Happy Memorial Day! Well I think we are going to pack up some of my friends house to day.

Day 2 NYC: Getting settled

The view from my friends apartment in Longisland City

More of the view from the 9th floor

The view of the pool on the 9th floor right at the end of the hallway.

Today I was mostly trying to get settled in to NYC and get my groundings. I arranged my suitcases so now I only have one suitcase out because it’s the one with cloths for here. I then watched True Blood all day because I was a season behind. My friends showed me where a Walgreen's type place is and they took me around the apartment so I could start to get my groundings.

Day 1 NYC: travleing

This is the taxi I took from the dorms to
the airport

My first meal back in the U.S.A.

This is a picture of the landscape right before
wee started to touch down

Today I was mostly was on an airplane and in an airport.I had dinner in Detroit and then I just had to wait until my flight left. When I landed at LGA airport I was a little scared that we were gonna crash because the airport runway starts in a harbor and so the plane got really close to the water and i did not understand.  I got to my friends house and we had a few drinks to celebrate me getting here safe. other than that I did not do much.

Day 72: Saying our goodbyes

Our cupcakes

Our cupcake party

one last look at my room

I am packed and ready to go

Me in my scarf that I knitted

One last look at my dorm

Today I finished packing and just kind of hung out around the flat. We had a cupcake party with everyone in our flat and said our goodbyes other than that I just waited to leave to get back to the states and get to New York City.

Day 71: Cleaning and packing

Today I slept in and then cleaned our very messy kitchen hopuly for the last time. Then I watched a movie and need to get finished packing and do laundry.

Day 70: School is DONE!!!!

Last outfit for school

My scarf i made

Last look at the garden right behind the
school

Last look at Holloway Rd
on my way home from school

Last look at Big Red the pub we liked to
go to

This is a couple of shops that I really liked
to shop in Lotus Leaf has sweaters and
dresses for only 5 pounds

Last look at the movie theater down
the street from where we live

Here is a picture of a simi for mike.

The grocery/ quick shop that i would go to
for a soda and you can see where I lived to
the imediate left.

I finished my last two finals today I am done with the semester and I got all my garments and projects back today. I also said goodbye to some friends I made that are staying here because in 2 days I go to the Big Apple!! I also thanked all my professor's for there time in teaching me this semester and I went and said goodbye to Cristien who is the study abroad adviser who helped me get through this time with out my family then I had one last walk home from school and one last tube ride home from school while I was walking I took some pictures of where I live and a few for my husband proving that there are semis here! Now I am enjoying my last cider in congratulations of getting through the semester all in one piece and I will finalise my packing tomorrow and Friday.

Day 69: getting ready to finish finals

Today I worked on my last paper and then I knitted and watched Netfliks for the rest of the day in between talking to my husband about financial stuff and I got a call from my friend who I will live with in New York City I will be living in Edgewater New Jersey and will need to take a bus or ferry to work. She said that the people at her work are exited to have me come and so that makes me nervous that I will mess something up, but I will try my hardest not to. Also I found out that they do not have work that Monday because it is Memorial day so I have two days for Jet Lag which I am trying to make sure does not happen, but probably will. I am very exited to end this part of my trip and move on to the next. I will take all the good information, culture, and experiences from London and Europe with me as long as I live they will be special memory's in my hart and London has been wonderful, but I am ready to have a new experience in actually getting to work in my field with others who are living my dream of being designers!!! 3 days to go!

Day 68: One Final down Two more to go

Today I turned in my Portfolio final which I shared last night. We talked about them and said what we thought other people could improve on we were done with class by 10:00 AM. Then I went to print out my design boards for textiles and printed them out in the wrong size, so I had to reprint them. I got home stuck them on boards ate lunch and now I am gonna take a nap and rest my other two finals are on Wednesday and I have everything ready for them except for one paper and then I am DONE!!! I can then try to pack as much as I can in my suitcases and head for New York City!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 67: Finishing Final work

This is the Mood board for My line

Design one is an evening gown with a
fish tale skirt

Dasign two is a tube dress with my chains

Design three is another evening gown
with assymetrical sleaves and hem

Design four is a dress that could be for
wor or a cocktail dress with the chains
on the sides. It also has the chains on
the neck line and in the back.

Design five is a shirt whit the chains
going around to the back and then it has
the knitted fabric in multiple layers at
the top.

Design six is the design I made for the class.
It is a tube shirt with the crochet chains
around the top and bottom.

These are my drawings for my portfolio class

What I drew from

Drawings

what I drew from

Drawings

What I drew from

Today I slept in and then I finished up my Portfolio Final I worked on and finished my Textiles final and I need to write one more paper for my Fashion Trends class and then I am done after that I have to start packing.

Day 66: Home work and a walk though Hyde Park

Today I did homework and then me and Kristena went out for a walk through Hyde park. At least we meant to we got there and walked over to these memorials after that we walked down a while and saw a bunch of people out side of a hotel so we decided to stand there and ended up seeing Kanya West and Kim Kardashion. That was interesting then we did go on our walk through Hyde Park and that was nice it was nice and quite and we saw ducks and the Diana memorial fountain. We then made our way back home and i went to bed.

Day 65: The London Eye

Today me and some of my flat mates went to see the London Eye. It is a big fairs wheel that shows you the best view of London. It took us about an hour to wait in line to get on and then about 30 minutes to make one full rotation. After we got off we went to go see the London Eye 3D experience which was also included with our ticket. It was really interesting and I really enjoyed it.

The entire 603 flat starting at the left
Megan, Rachel, Kristena, Me, Sylvia
Boa,and Katie

this is a picture of the restaurant

My Long Island ice tea

What they consider Concaso

  Later the whole flat went to a Mexican restaurant and had dinner together for the last time it was really nice.We sat there and talked for hours then some of us went home and the rest went out to the clubs.