Hi my name is Ian Lund and I am a Senior at the University of Idaho.  I came directly from Idaho Falls High School to the University knowing that I wanted to pursue a degree in Architecture.   I grew up in Idaho Falls and during late Junior High and into High School I was trying to decide which area of study I wanted to pursue between Architecture and Medicine.  I was drawn to Architecture because I watched HGTV and thought it was interesting building a new house, or building, but I enjoyed the renovation shows even more because they kept the character of the building.  After I showed a little interest in that, my parents bought me some books about Architecture and I did some research online to find out as much as I could about this area of study.  I was drawn to Medicine because my Dad was a paramedic and I naturally understood and enjoyed learning about how the body works through the focus of injury.  During high school I took Anatomy & Physiology and Zoology and enjoyed both of the classes but learned that I did not get as much enjoyment from that as I did when I looked at architecture.  I firmly choose Architecture after my senior project in high school where I job shadowed an architect in Idaho Falls and did a small project that he created for me.  This was my first introduction to a project similar to studio.  I have stayed in contact with this architect and did an internship at his firm this past summer.  Now as a senior, thinking to the future, I want to further my education in pursuing a Masters in Architecture and after that I want to find a job  in the South West maybe in Portland or Seattle renovating old buildings to be more energy efficient.