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Turning Culture Shock into Cultural Fun
By caryn | September 23, 2008
It’s officially official, I am an enrolled student at Goldsmiths. I even have the student ID with bad picture to prove it! Yesterday was the first of what seems to be a long series of preparatory sessions until my lectures begin on October 6. I’ll admit I felt a little old, a more experienced Londoner than most of the newbies, and had a crash-course in remembering what it’s like to be a student again. It has been a *cough* decade *cough* since I completed undergrad. In fact when, in my international orientation, the phrase “turning culture shock into cultural fun” was uttered I snickered in my corner seat in the back of the lecture hall just like I did as the young cynical punk girl from my University of Florida days. Good to know some things never change.
Cynicism aside, I’m glad it’s all finally happening, though sometimes I can hardly believe it. I’ve already been in London for four weeks and that’s been enough time to think to much and produce some self doubt but now that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel (or is it the beginning?), I’m getting jazzed. I’m ready to be challenged, write more, make up my mind only to change it again, explore this passion of working with artists, and to come out of it working somewhere I love. We’ll see what next week brings - meeting with my MFA Curating class on the 29th!
Video: The Jam “Art School” - thanks Jason!!!
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