Australian Wood Review

The Journey

Well, the day had finally arrived – orientation day. Two days after arriving in Boston, Massachusetts I walked into the North Bennet Street School and met my fellow classmates and the instructors whom I’d heard so much about. In awe of my surroundings I walked around the cabinet and furniture making program department and gazed at the furniture around me. Going around the room introducing ourselves I realised I was standing side by side with my four instructors and felt starstruck.

Orientation day ended at noon but I stuck around for a few more hours to soak it all in, and of course tried to strike up a conversation with the instructors in the office – not much

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