career

1a. When I get out of school I want to design houses, be creative and be able to imaging a masterpiece and put it on paper or computer so someone else can build it and have people live in this house or work in this building. I want to like and enjoy whatever I am doing. According to the exercise 12.1 in page 276 I like to work inside or outside, it does not really matter. I like to work with people as well as by myself. I want to complete things, solve problems, produce information, involve a product, and work in an organized way step-by-step. These are some of the characteristics I would be enjoying once I get a real job.

1b. STRENGTHS: as an architectural drafter I am going to have many talents and qualities that I can develop with time and experience. I could get better with the different systems there are to design on the computer and be able to put them on paper so others can see what the mining of the project is. I already have some experience and practice on some of this computer and drawing skills.
WEAKNESSES: something that I think is a negative point for me is that I “quit” very easily which I am not supposed to do at all. Also I get moody when something does not work out the way I want to. I know these things are very bad specially if I am going to be working with numbers and things that require patients but I also know I can fix and reduce these bad habits I have.
OPPORTUNITIES: Something I have to my favor is the fact that I am bilingual, I am fluent in Spanish, I can write it and read it, as well as English. This is always going to have some open doors and more in this field. One really neat thing that my professor told me is that in the future, Cuba is going to become like another Hawaii and they are going to “rebuild” Cuba with new technologies and new structures all around, and this can be a very good opportunity for me.
THREATS: Being a female can be a good thing but personally I think that in this area of Architecture, being a girl can be a disadvantage, I have a picture that does not favor it me, but off course this can be just a wrong idea I have.
I know that my weakness or the threats I think I have are not going to be a problem for my future success and me being able to become an awesome architect or architectural drafter/drafter designer. With time I can fix these bad habits I have and get positive one to be better.
1c. I enjoy using my hands and creating things, I love art, drawing and imaging things and putting them on paper this fits perfectly with the career I choose and like. Since I was a little girl I like to draw and paint, I was the best one in my classes drawing wise or simple things like making straight lines or perfect circles. I also used to draw my dream house in every paper I had in my hands, I used to get ideas from every building I passed by, since then I knew I was going to do something that had art and drawing involved, and architecture fits my profile perfectly.