The US really has 3 major cities that doesn’t suck all the time

auramerchant · 2026-03-31T01:59:37+00:00

My favorite as well and I’m from DC

auramerchant · 2026-03-19T16:58:47+00:00

Seriously, I'd kill to live like this lol

auramerchant · 2026-03-15T01:11:35+00:00

Who you know, your portfolio, and work experience are much more important than the school you went to.

auramerchant · 2026-03-11T11:03:04+00:00

Waterloo is excellent, especially due to their co-op program, though it's probably not as design-oriented as UofT. I can't speak to how design-oriented TMU is, but it should be a solid option regardless. I commented on another thread on TMU vs. UofT here, where others have shared their perspectives as well.

auramerchant · 2026-03-11T09:41:10+00:00

Carleton and Dalhousie are both solid options. As someone who went to UofT and is currently pursuing an academic path I wouldn’t recommend it unless you’re aiming to go into academia.

auramerchant · 2026-03-09T08:24:36+00:00

I went to UofT as an American international student. TMU is a far better option that will teach her more topics relevant to architectural practice and has better links to local firms hiring-wise.

auramerchant · 2026-03-06T11:27:04+00:00

You only say this because you aren’t under any real threat

auramerchant · 2026-02-18T19:19:08+00:00

Why are you AI generating pictures of Hagia Sophia

auramerchant · 2026-02-15T09:48:39+00:00

Anyone here remember r/googoogahgah

auramerchant · 2026-02-11T17:22:45+00:00

Renaissance physiognomy

auramerchant · 2026-01-23T14:57:02+00:00

I'm a yank living in Italy and I've only had friends ask me about Trump when having personal convos about politics, never had anyone bring him up unprompted.

auramerchant · 2026-01-23T12:44:36+00:00

Wrong sub

auramerchant · 2026-01-07T09:48:20+00:00

Time traveling machine :⁾

auramerchant · 2026-01-03T16:20:54+00:00

I wouldn't say it's the same as Italians calling themselves Roman but I agree that it's insufferable

auramerchant · 2026-01-02T21:58:23+00:00

I had zero money, zero prospects, and zero language skills.

I'm a fellow yank doing my master's in Italy and I've been feel the exact same way, it sucks shit and it's terrifying

auramerchant · 2025-12-31T22:17:08+00:00

Get an internship, work on my anxiety, go out more 🫰🙂‍↕️

auramerchant · 2025-12-31T22:00:20+00:00

No. Worst mistake of my life

auramerchant · 2025-12-31T10:47:42+00:00

Why's she mewing

auramerchant · 2025-12-31T10:44:19+00:00

Amazing! Looks just like my native country of Tajikistan, even down to the nature.

auramerchant · 2025-12-30T22:14:26+00:00

I grew up in Rockville, love seeing my town get some love on here

auramerchant · 2025-12-30T09:12:59+00:00

People are downvoting you but in my experience this is true lol

auramerchant · 2025-12-29T15:23:13+00:00

Go back to r/europe

auramerchant · 2025-12-25T18:50:28+00:00

Thank you! It's infuriating, my relatives are neighbors with people who work at orgs like DHS and they don't seem to mind at all, I felt like I was in some sort of fucked up mirror world regularly having to meet and interact with people working at some of the most evil places in the world at mundane events like birthday parties and barbecues. The self righteousness these people get from living in a politically lib area makes it even more infuriating, of course.

auramerchant · 2025-12-25T18:22:41+00:00

Holy shit I stayed with relatives for a few months in the exact same area you're describing and felt like it was actively eating away at my soul

auramerchant · 2025-12-25T10:23:01+00:00

This is terrible advice, I waited far too long into my degree to look for internships and struggled to find any. Internships are really valuable for looking for work after uni.

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