Building Thoughts

[ebony_sphynx]

With the thought that I might be returning to college and have plans to build my own B&B in the future, it would seem to me that getting a degree in Architecture would be the smartest move. My focus would be eco-friendly/Green/LEED/net-zero structures. I've been searching online and, as I thought, there are jobs out there and they ALL require

Comments

[cirqueducroquet]

I'm not sure if an Architecture degree would be the best use of your time (and money!) if the only thing you want it for is to build just this single B&B. Hospitality or general business classes might provide more applicable skills for the long term. You can take classes, and read books, and find people to work with who can help you learn what you need to know for building the B&B without the investment of a college degree. Once it's built, an architecture degree would not longer serve any purpose and would never pay for itself. Unless you'd like to consider a career in that field.

[cirqueducroquet]

Out of curiosity, what are the "more interesting things (you'd) enjoy learning?" :)

[ebony_sphynx]

Well, I would *love* to learn how to do all the fancy art/animation/illustration that one can learn through Noman school like Jessica Dru did. But that's got not practical application in my future

[ebony_sphynx]

I guess I wasn't clear. The reason i was aiming for an architecture degree was to get a job in that field, make a reasonable living, then (having saved enough money to purchase land and afford my venture) break away to start building and running my B&B. Make sense? Severl folks have voiced this same point and I assume I wasn't plain in my post.

Sorry if this sounds snippy. I just feel like everyone must think I'm dense at this point.

[cirqueducroquet]

That didn't sound snippy, that was a handy clarification. :)

[ebony_sphynx]

Glad to hear it. I felt snippy but not at you, just at the world in general. I'm going to spend a few hours (starting in a few minutes) researching all this fun stuff about which jobs are out there and which degrees apply to them and which of those degrees I'm actually interested in and likely to be able to achieve in 4 yrs or less.

I have some college credits that may be transferable to help with the basics and may spend a yr or two going to a community college and then transfer to a university to polish off the specifics. Doesn't sound like a ton of fun to me but it does sound do-able. Much less daunting at least than having to start all over again from scratch after being out of high school for a decade...feels weird realizing that.

Anyway, I'm glad I didn't snipe at you and I appreciate your thoughts because you're a very intelligent lady with a good head for seeing the big picture.

I love you.