I saw even more with Lewis’s GD1 class first semester second year. I realized that I could have fun in this field and learn a shit ton of things. I didn’t know that - never thought I would be given the “alphabet” as my brief; never thought I had to design a drink, or find 100 images for one word or make a book of time with one piece of paper. I cried, yes I did! Because I was learning! I was being exposed to so much so fast. Think Tank came: had me scavenging for survival in a park; recording my consumption in a week and writing a design manifesto. My voice got louder. I began to rise up. Classrooms had it. If I was in the class, you got my opinion, no doubt about it. The art of articulation became my specialty. Ghazaleh’s got something to say - that became who I am today.

I stopped the retail of 3 years in 3 different malls with Athlete’s World and Footlocker. I left my sport years behind with the consumerist, material indulgences of the cultural landscape. History of Typography made me understand what language means. Visual Culture made me rethink everything I saw. I became connected, aware and prepared for something new to explore.

TakingITGlobal took me when I chose them. AIDS Conference in the summer of 2006 employed at TIG elevated my level of thinking prepared for the next phase of design: activism.