Search for internships

Jian laoshi came last week to update everyone on their internships and pretty much everyone has theirs figured out, either from him and his connections or the students finding the internship themselves. But for me... he has nothing.

Architecture students generally graduate first before doing an internship. Typical pay is a few hundred kuai a month--if you're lucky to get paid at all, that is. If students intern while getting their undergrad, oftentimes it is through the school and the school pays the company to take them in. Those internships usually last maybe a month or two and you can imagine what kind of tedious tasks they have.

This is all very bad news for me, because 1) I don't have a degree, 2) I'm looking for a salary where I can actually live off of, and 3) I am from the US. Jian laoshi talked with a few employers and they were all uncertain about my abilities, especially since I don't have a degree. Miles always says my skill levels make my Nanjing classmates look like 5 year olds trying to scrawl with crayons... of course he's exaggerating, but I do feel that I know just as much if not more than my classmates--and I've only had 3 studios to their 10.

Spent half a day looking up and applying for internships. It’s a tedious process and every job posting I look at wants people with degrees and work experience. I sent off my resumes and work samples to several companies though--hopefully they reply.