My name is Adrian Koutras and I’m from Novi, Michigan (20 minutes outside of Detroit). I was technically born in Kalamazoo, MI (west side) but I lived most of my life in Novi. It’s been nice living in the city this past semester and I truly am beginning to love Columbus. My favorite things include sports (especially soccer, football and hockey), playing guitar, video games/board games, go-karting and hanging out with my friends. I’m a second generation immigrant on both sides with my grandparents on my dad’s side coming from Greece and my grandparents on my mom’s side coming from India.
I’m a first-year majoring in Architecture, a field that I have dreamed about being apart of since I was in 5th Grade. Although I’ve had one semester of classes at Knowlton like Arch 2300 and Studio, I have thoroughly enjoyed my time and am excited for the future as part of this amazing program. I am also minoring in Business.
In terms of my travel experience, I have traveled a lot with my parents to places like Paris, Brussels, Dublin, Mumbai and more. I’ve traveled to London twice before too, however those were mostly focused on visiting family. I’m very excited to go on this trip for a multitude of reasons including the focus on architecture and sketching. I know that this trip will give me a whole new perspective on London while also improving my sketching skills. Details I never noticed in London, won’t stay unnoticed. That is what I am most excited for on this trip. However one site I’m particularily excited for is seeing Stonehenge. Ever since I saw a picture of it near my grandparents dinner table, I’ve always wanted to go to Stonehenge when I came to London but it never fit our schedule. Now I can’t wait to see it in person.
