realization

today i went to the feria de libros and was looking around at all the books and i realized something...i always gravitate towards the books on design. always. and surprisingly i know A LOT about design history and historical significance of modern architecture and furniture design (thanks to jan jenning's class senior year and paul's furniture studio) and i really like it. and then i thought to myself...why do i get such a kick out of this stuff?

its because these things are the tangible products of the designer's vision and creativity. some things may just look like a house but that house could have started a resolution or made a statement the changed the course of their society. so you know what? thats what i want to do. i want to build a design portfolio by taking some classes while i work the next couple of years, then apply to the design leadership grad program at cornell (i know i should diversify, but this program is the only one of its kind at the moment and its EXACTLY what i want), and go from there. i have the creativity to make a kick ass portfolio...now all i needs are the skills. 

ps: one great thing colombia has taught me is patience...which is the main thing im going to need in order to complete this plan. patience.