Journal 3

Over the next few years, I look forward to the possibility of continuing in the Architecture Scholars program. Through Architecture Scholars, I hope to participate in travel programs, academic collaboration with my peers, and develop friendships and connections that will last beyond my four years here.

Outside of design courses, I hope to explore courses in any of a variety foreign languages or minors pertaining to design, including architecture, landscape architecture, or city and regional planning. Foreign language courses would allow me to not only increase my ability to communicate with other people from all over the world, but also expand my world view. Additional courses related design could improve my manner of design thinking and lead to more creative thinking.

Over summers I plan to work in either an internship position or in a paid position doing design work of some kind. Any of the options mentioned in the prompt may be something I pursue over the course of my collegiate career as any and all of them seem valuable to my educational experience.

Through college, interacting with students of different backgrounds and origins will exponentially increase my global awareness, as will any additional opportunities I take during my educational career. My collegiate career will be, in and of itself, a long series of original inquiries, both related and unrelated. The same will be true of  academic enrichment. Through both the Morrill Scholars Program and the Architecture Scholars program I will learn leadership skills that I will carry with me through life and will engage in service projects in which I may not otherwise have the opportunity to participate.

Through each opportunity I have been provided by the Ohio State University I plan to excel in the scholars G.O.A.L.S. that have been placed before me. As a student I plan to make not only my life better through my time here, but other’s lives as well. I look forward to progressing through these next three years as not only a student, but a person.

Columbus To Do List: Part 1 – The German Village

Expensive homes in the German Village (left), outside The Book Loft (center), the #39 from Katzinger’s Delicatessen (right)

 

For my Columbus To-Do List I chose to experience five places in the German Village and Brewery District. Over the summer I spent about an hour walking around the German Village with my family absorbing the atmosphere, an atmosphere I found that I enjoyed. When I was presented with an opportunity to spend more time in the area, I jumped on the chance to spend more time in a place I so thoroughly enjoyed in such a short period of time. I can only hope that I enjoy this experience as much as I anticipate that I will. Additionally, I look forward to experiencing the rich culture of one of the nation’s most notable and renowned historical neighborhoods that we are lucky to have so close to us.

On Sunday night I left campus to head to the German Village. My first stop of the trip: The Book Loft. This was an obvious choice as I was looking for a few books. Before I looked for the books I intended on buying I decided to wander around the store first. This was a horrible decision; embarrassingly enough I got lost and after about 20 minutes I found a map of the bookstore. After finding the map I was able to locate not only two of the three books I hoped to find, but also a variety of other interesting sections of the store which showcased a lot of marijuana related posters and a lot of books about design. Following my labyrinthine journey through The Book Loft I decided to grab a bite to eat. Conveniently located near the COTA bus stop was Katzinger’s Delicatessen. Even though the Columbus To-Do List strongly recommended their signature reuben, I much prefer pastrami to corned beef so I ordered a different kind of reuben that does have pastrami on it: Bill, Gary and Beuford’s Upper Yough Reuben (also known as the #39). I sat down to eat and was only able to finish half of the sandwich before the next bus arrived at the nearby stop, though what I ate was the second best reuben I have ever had second only to Binny’s Brooklyn Reuben from Zingerman’s Delicatessen in Ann Arbor, sorry Ohio.

Both The Book Loft and Katzinger’s Delicatessen are incredibly praiseworthy and recommendable businesses with wonderful employees and wonderful experiences to be had. I’d return as soon as possible to either (preferably both) of these establishments and even get lost in The Book Loft again just to get the opportunity to explore it again and I miss eating pastrami sandwiches for lunch every day so I’d be more than willing to eat one from Katzinger’s any time, any day. I look forward to returning to the German Village to continue exploring and also to eat another reuben from Katzinger’s (or like 100).

Evan Rice – Impressions of Ohio State

Ohio State has been, in a nutshell, wonderful. Beginning on move-in day, everyone from my RAs to my professors have been helpful. Having a few days before classes began to familiarize myself with my new surroundings did not go unnoticed and will not go unappreciated. Even since then, though its been only two weeks, people have been open, kind, and eager to get to know each other. Classes to this point have been equated to what I expected both in terms of workload and difficulty though I expect them to increase in both in upcoming weeks. Regarding living away from the home that I’ve known for 17 years, I feel prepared and well adjusted to living away from it. Many people I know from high school have spewed on social media about how much they miss home, but I feel quite opposite this; I’ve expected to live away from home for a long time and now that I am, I feel a sort of normalcy being away at college. Thus far, college has been almost exactly as I expected it to be. I don’t feel strange about living away from my family, classes have gone how I anticipated, and people have been as welcoming as I had hoped. Here’s to four great years.

Evan Rice – About Me

Hi. I’m Evan.

I was born in Wooster, OH and lived there my hole life until move-in day. I enjoy art, reading, Netflix, etc. (normal teenager stuff I guess). I’m very excited to continue my education at The Ohio State University and learn about what I love while meeting all kinds of new people.

Year in Review

[ “Year in Review”  is where you should reflect on the past year and show how you have evolved as a person and as a student.  You may want to focus on your growth in a particular area (as a leader, scholar, researcher, etc.) or you may want to talk about your overall experience over the past year.  For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

G.O.A.L.S.

[ “G.O.A.L.S.” is a place where students write about how their planned, current, and future activities may fit into the Honors & Scholars G.O.A.L.S.: Global Awareness, Original Inquiry, Academic Enrichment, Leadership Development, and Service Engagement. For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.

Global Awareness: Students cultivate and develop their appreciation for diversity and each individual’s unique differences. For example, consider course work, study abroad, involvement in cultural organizations or activities, etc .
Original Inquiry: Honors & Scholars students understand the research process by engaging in experiences ranging from in-class scholarly endeavors to creative inquiry projects to independent experiences with top researchers across campus and in the global community. For example, consider research, creative productions or performances, advanced course work, etc.
Academic Enrichment: Honors & Scholars students pursue academic excellence through rigorous curricular experiences beyond the university norm both in and out of the classroom.
Leadership Development: Honors & Scholars students develop leadership skills that can be demonstrated in the classroom, in the community, in their co-curricular activities, and in their future roles in society.
Service Engagement: Honors & Scholars students commit to service to the community.]

Career

[“Career” is where you can collect information about your experiences and skills that will apply to your future career.  Like your resume, this is information that will evolve over time and should be continually updated.   For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]

Artifacts

[Artifacts are the items you consider to be representative of your academic interests and achievements. For each entry, include both an artifact and a detailed annotation.  An annotation is a reflective description of the artifact that attempts to communicate its significance.  For more information, go to: http://honors-scholars.osu.edu/e-portfolio. Delete these instructions and add your own post.]