First Day of School

Well, today was interesting. Saera and I got to school just in time to allow for a bit of getting lost to find the room we were supposed to meet in. We met with all the Textiles 2nd years (equivalent to Juniors) and were given a timetable for our course and a brief for our semester project.
The department is broken into 5 sub-categories: CAD/Digital Print, Print/Print Plus, Knit, Weave, and Stitch. We are both happen to be doing Stitch. I am doing it because it is something risd does not even begin to tackle and is certainly a huge departure from my comfort zone. Having said that, I think much of what I will learn in this course will incorporate nicely in with other techniques I've learned at risd.
After getting a brief tour of the textile department facilities, which should make risd ashamed, we got further instruction from our Stitch Tutor and got work space in a studio shared between the Stitch and Knit concentrators. There are about 20 of us. Studio space consists of a small locker and half a table saw & door desk. It' pretty basic, but better than I'm used to for a Junior!
After the initial panic of thinking I had studio EVERY day, I was relieved to find out that our timetable simply suggested that each student come to the studio space every day. Our tutor comes in once a week and we sign up for meeting times with her and discuss our progress. Saera and I both agree that she seems very different from our department back home, in that she kept stressing a much more modern approach to our work. She also kept stressing the importance of the art world outside the school and immediately listed several new exhibits opening this week. She asked us who had gone to a show over the summer and out of over 20 kids, there were maybe 5 of us who had! WHA?
Our meeting ran much longer than I thought it would. By 3, Saera and I were ready to collapse while trying to find inspiration in the Library. I ran to Tesco to get some cheap veg for my project, but I'll go more into detail if I actually go through with it.