Friday, June 10, 2005

the other side of the fence

There is a guy in my office that is just starting to take his Architectural Registration Exams (A.R.E).
I just passed mine last year and that means that I am now a real professional architect.


It feels good to be on the other side of the fence.

My friend was nervous about his first test, studying long and hard.
Asking me all sorts of questions about the test and I was giving him all kinds of advice.

It feels good to be on the other side of the fence.

After he took his test, he worried for a few weeks while waiting for the results.
Replaying questions in his mind and second guessing some his answers.
He would watch the mail with daily anticipation.

It feels good to be on the other side of the fence.

Yesterday, he slapped the results in front of my face and I said “you passed!”
He ran around the office with a big grin stuck on his face.

It feels good to be on the other side of the fence.

His next test is scheduled and the studying has begun again.
One test down, eight to go!

It feels good to be on the other side of the fence.

4 comments:

windarkwingod said...

For me - might be other side of the pond - Visas arrived!

shakedust said...

Forrest,

There are few things that feel better than having a huge task completed.

Dar,

You'll have to let us know if the grass is greener on the other side of the pond.

roamingwriter said...

There's nothing like having something huge behind you that you don't have to re-do. Cheers for the other side of the fence.

f o r r e s t said...

Itineration complete!
That must be a good feeling.
You are no longer a "newbie."