Hello everyone!!

Im Lucie d'Hotman, Im doing my second year of architecture which consist of working in an architectural firm during the year. I find it exiting to work in real conditions, and how its really going to happen after my studies. My mom is an architect, she work for herself alone, so its even more interesting for me to experience an architectural office with a few architects in. Im also anxious at the same time incase they ask me to do stuffs i have no idea how to do. But Im sure it's going to be a good experienced for me and that I will learn a lot in the architectural field.

I found a job 5 minutes from where I live. I work at KLG Architects which is not a big firm. We are about 13 people to work there. I start at 8h30 in the morning and I finish at 17h00 in the afternoon.

I started to work a week and a half last year just right after the portfolio exam and just before going back home in Mauritius. I can say that it started well for me, i like my boss and all the people working there.. There is a cool vibe in the office..

After my 2 months holidays, i came back to Cape Town end of January. Then I started on monday the 30th of January.

Every monday and wednesday its "biscuit day", which means that each person in the office have his turn to bring some biscuits at the office.. And friday is "cake day" and its the same process.
At my first week at the office there was a braai on friday. But we also have moments there where its very quiet and everyone is completely focused on their work.

I learned quiet a lot of things on Autocad which are very handy and make my life easier. Since I work there, I measured a house and draw the plan of it, I did changes to some plans, I've been to the council...

I nearly forgot about something... My enemy: the FAX MACHINE!! Some times I send faxes of plans to the builder for example, and I don't know why this thing works 1 time out of 2 with me..  Its such a mission, You have to look carefully, when the first paper is halfway out, you have to quickly insert the second one.. Anyway, I don't like sending faxes..

I thing I said enough for now,

See you next week :)