Was a strange format to the day, started with a leavers assembly where students get awards and what not. Then the students have a series of 7 minute lessons, which I guess is kind of nice because they would do all the lessons they would normally do in 2 days in like 2 hours so they basically come around saying goodbye which is nice. Hye Joon gave me a packet of nice chocolates and wrote me the sweetest letter as she is leaving, it made me cry, and has done pretty every time Ive read it since. Student/teacher love is a unique form of love it has an element of paternal love but there is also a mutual respect, some students just make it all worth while, I will miss her because she would always be in the room after school and help organise me, she was a great help. But also just to see her change as an artist over the past year has been a privilege to be a part of. She is moving to Russia to finish for her final year at school because of her father's job, so it is also sad that she is leaving half way through her IB. Anyways like I say the odd one or two students make it all worth while and do give you a sense of purpose, although being an existentialist I wouldnt know anything about that! No joking, a sense of purpose is what keeps us going, true nothing happens for a reason, unless of course you create a reason!
Anways was a nice day saying goodbye to all the students and a number of them said very kind words to me.
That evening was the students graduation, wow Americans don't half do that seriously, its basically the same as when you have just got a degree, they all wear gowns, we have to wear gowns, there is all this rigid formulaic order and speeches. Considering American got all their traditions from England they seem to have made up a lot a long the way. Well I'd say it was very much based on what we do in England as a degree ceremony, but I can't even remember what happened on the last day at my school, I think we just smashed the place up, caused as much trouble as we could and then went out and got drunk! Anyways it does make you proud to be part of such a school as it was pretty impressive, they even had a pit orchestra! After 3 long hours of ceremony!! They all went outside and threw their hats in the air, and we said our final goodbyes. Which was somewhat emotional as I did have a lot of love for my seniors, a girl called Reca came up to me and thanked me for changing her whole perception of Art! Just another one of many really talented, boring, perfectionist realists, I'd manage to turn in to a full blown, large scale, exciting expressionist in the course of my career, I seem to have that effect! Is there a place for realist painting in the modern world? I don't know, maybe in the sense that the better the realist, the better the expressionist they become, so its an important part of the journey. But since the invention of the camera I can't really see the point. (again feel free to argue in the comments box below!) Anyways thats another artistic lesson that took me until the age of 27 to work out for myself!
Anyways in the evening I went out with Vicky, which was great, she truly has been my closest friend this year and I am so sorry she is leaving. She started at the same time as me, but I think Seoul is a very hard place for a single, young, white woman of our age. I guess they are not that interested in Korean men and all the white guys just want Korean women, because they are so unspeakably hot! Sorry is that racist? I don't know, I think it's whats called positive racism, which is ok! I have met a number of white men who are not that into Korean women (bloody racists!) but they do really well with all the white women, because the single white women are having such a hard time of it.
Anyway I digress, (Anyways has to be the most commonest word in this blog, mainly owing to all the digression!) Vicky and I had a wonderful evening, we went to Beer "O' Clock and had the best pizza ever, and met this lovely couple, she was English from Nottingham and he was American. They came with us to Woodstock and then we went for a boogie in Mikes cabin which was pretty bloody good fun all in all, and a great last night out with sweet Victoria Scott.
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