Hello Everyone,
I hope everyone is well. Today is the first day in all the time I’ve been away that i opened up our website on a 23" monitor from work, only to fully see our website as a whole. And my, what a beautiful sight...
I was remembered of all the beautiful moments and experiences I spent with each and every one of you, and saw how those moments have truly stayed with me, and were strong agents to every decision making moment I had to encounter “out there” and more. Seeing us grow and mature as a community with members from all over the world is something I hope everyone realizes is not very common, and should be cherished, embraced and prospered as it holds a lot of promise.
So what is this all about? Well, I would like to tell you a little bit about where I am at the moment, but first, a little back story:
As you all know, I left for the US a while ago on a scholarship to pursue my master’s degree. Due to the unstable nature of my stay over there, my contact with the clan has plummeted from what it used to be.
Nonetheless, i sustained contact with the good men in the clan that have proved without any shred of doubt that they are everything this clan is about and more, exceptional, and are the reason we are still standing today despite all we've been through, and we've been through a lot. My time away, hard as it was, has shown me truly who those Men really are and what they're worth, in short, great nations are made up of those Men, and we are very fortunate to have them; Men of that caliber are an extremely rare find, and what makes them impeccable, is that they all work together as a team, and you guys know who you are.
Now, after moving and living all over the place, I finally got accepted to Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) in Chicago for a Master’s degree in Architecture. However, As I was about to start this past August, life threw me a curve ball, and in a twist of fate, I got a call for a Job offer back home. I got the job, and am now working as an Architect/Engineer in one of the biggest companies in the world. I started work some 15 days ago and is still settling in.
I will be resuming my duties on our site, TS and the community. And my first task will be sitting in with Exxi and XPT in order to get me up to speed and transform words into action. I will later divide my time in order to sit with each and every one of you.
To everyone from Acting managers, Wizards, Clan Officers, Social Media Division and TeamSpeak Moderators, in addition to the newly registered members that have made it onto becoming full members and contributors to this society, Thank you, and thank you for being so patient with me. I am sincerely proud of what you all have accomplished, and I can see the only way to go from here is up.
Let’s make things happen!
Sincerely
Architect
Man this teared me up a bit seeing how the community has grown so much over the past 3 years. The people behind the scenes are truely the ones who keep this place together and allow it to thrive the way it does. I feels weird that I have only been here 3 years, it honestly feels longer but I guess thats just a testiment to homely this place feels to me and I'm sure to many others.
Congratuations on your unexpected opportunity and I wish you the best of luck in your line of work but we all know you won't need it. Great to see you back around my man and I hope to see you on the battlefield.
You're going to carry that weight.
Welcome back bigguy
PC Clan Officer
good to hear from you again and what a beautiful post!
all the best for the new job and i'm looking forward to our amazing and eyeopening discussions (:
What a coincidence. Today, when I woke up, outta nowhere (and I mean nowhere because I had like 1000 more important things to think about) I asked myself, man, is Archi ever comming back and now I'm reading this beauty of a post. It's great to hear that you are successful in your life. Welcome back "old" friend
I ARRR SOOOO HAPPYYYY, YIIISSSS!!!1!!
Thanks guys, im happy to be back
Welcome back and congrats with the job I am looking forward to talk with you.
'Exxi?'
'Yes?'
'No'
Welcome back dude, sounds like you have found your place
Just a question, do you still want to do that masters degree? (I don't know if this job is only for a limited period, or just for 'forever').
"MICHAEL! Zuig m'n nepel... Ehrrr... Tipple!" - Exhibition (2017)
Well, i do still plan on doing it, and the sooner the better. Now this company im in does actually sponsor people to get higher degrees, so hopefully i will get to doing my masters soon through this company im in, and they'll be sponsoring me.
Ah, those are the good companies
But would they allow you to do a master in the US? Usually you have to do a parttime study with those companies, so that would be hard to combine 
"MICHAEL! Zuig m'n nepel... Ehrrr... Tipple!" - Exhibition (2017)
Welcome back archi. You have been missed like no other. I think it is absolutly amazing how things turned out and im thrilled to see you back on. Im proud of you!
Audio is love, audio is life.
Courage isn't the absence of fear, It's doing what must be done despite the fear.
"An apology is worthless if you do not learn from your mistake." - Me
Congratulations on the job dude, it's well earned
@ Kiwi: It depends on the company and where they see fit i perform my masters i suppose, otherwise, a bird told me that i will be responsible for applying for my masters. Wither it's the former or the latter, i am thankful.
@ Dynamic: Thank you so much Mr.X
... I really miss being here, and I will be joining you guys online very soon.
@ CC: Thank you Mr. Chief Commander Champagne Charlie A.K.A CCCC, otherwise known as: Mr.C
Update:
I have met with Exxi and XPT on 29/10/14, i also had a brief run with Kiwi. We've touched on many issues, among them, without delivering into details, are the following:
TeamSpeak
Administration
Recruitment US/EU
Recruitment Process
Clan Activity/ies
Advertising
Website performance
Policy Reviews
We will work hard on tackling all those issues together, and with your help, i am sure we will be able to carry those tasks prosperously.
Dude ... good to see you are back .... not that I've been around much anyway.
GZ on the acceptance and even more on the new job (even tho you had to put the masters on a hold for now)
talk to ya' later on comms
There can be only one
Welcome back, looking forward to see you
Welcome back. Looking forward to catching up with you and hearing about your adventures in Americaland.
Congrats on the job too. Sounds like you've landed yourself a dream job.
Welcome back, haven't spoke to you much before so this will be good to get to know ya
There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way. --- Christopher Morley
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. --- Anonymous