blog numero uno

Wow, do I have a lot of adventures to share with all of you.

But before I go telling you about my travels and adventures in Madrid and Boston, I should probably introduce myself first and foremost.

My Name is Jillian and I am currently a third year student at the New England of Art and Design at Suffolk University, studying Interior Design. I came to Suffolk from my hometown of Buffalo, New York because I feel in love with Boston and the great programs this school had to offer. I also loved that Suffolk had a extensive study abroad program and I was thrilled and intrigued to hear that it also had a campus in Madrid, Spain, a place I had always wanted to visit.

So as far as school goes, I love what I’m doing. The Interior Design program at Suffolk’s art school is so awesome, and I love how “hands-on” it is. I never knew that I would be going to college for art, but I love that I am. The program keeps me very busy, with studio classes that run 6 hours a week, but I feel like I am learning so much, and am really prepared to enter the work industry. I aspire to someday own and run my own design firm, but for the near future I am looking for summer internships in Boston. I am interested in Commercial design, which includes retail, institutional, educational and hospitality design(hotels and restaurants) which I find the most intriguing.

As for life in Boston, how can anyone complain (except for the unpredictable New England weather). I can’t believe how much there is to do in this city and how many fun things you can find that are free. Being a student also helps out with nice discounts at a lot of events.
I would have to say, that one of my favorite things to do in this city is to attend a late afternoon Red Sox game with some friends. There is nothing better than cheering on the Sox with all the other fans, while eating a hot dog, enjoying a cold drink and singing along to “Sweet Caroline”. I never really followed MLB until I came to Boston, and I’m glad I decided to do so in a city so passionate about their team.
Other than attending games, I love to go “exploring” around the city and finding cool new places to tell my friends about. I recently just attended an awesome show with a friend at The Good Life, a bar/lounge close to school that has live music on Tuesday nights, and was blown away. The band we saw was sooo amazing and talented. It was an awesome jam session, with really talented musicians.
Walking along the Charles River and through the Boston Common and Garden is also so nice and relaxing on a warm spring day, and I just found this cool website that shows and tracks the routes you walk and run. Check it out at http://www.walkjogrun.net/ to calculate how far you’ve gone.

I feel like I have so much more to write about but I want to save it for future blogs (just like the cliff hanger feeling you get while watching your favorite weekly show , like “LOST” for some of you crazy fans out there, or like “Project Runway” for me)
So look out for future blogs about my life in Boston, Music, Art, Pictures as well as Traveling stories and Life in Madrid.

Until then,
-jillian