“And we must never, never, never, never, never forget what happened on”
apexart Resident Blog
RSSThe apexart Residency Program brings creative professionals from around the world to New York (Inbound) and sends New Yorkers abroad (Outbound) for month long cultural immersions. In lieu of working while away, residents are asked to document their experience on this blog.
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Posts appear chronologically.
“You can’t miss it. It’s huge and looks like an academic building.”
“Well, or become innovative!”
“It just depends how you use your initiative.”
“You know, everything changes when you take over real responsibility…”
✪ Sorry for being an asshole…
○ Oh, one really doesn’t have to apologize for that!
“OK, so we have mentioned Marx; that kind of concludes the conversation.”
“Let’s thank dean [name] for the introduction, he’s by the way leaving us next month to become provost at Johns Hopkins.”
“So my job is to introduce someone who needs no introduction. I’ll do it anyway.”
— Dean
“So I went to the office using a bike every day for two years. They didn’t believe me, they even followed me secretly.”
— Mayor Park Wan-su of Changwon, South Korea
“So I started the ‘I love companies’ campaign!”
– Mayor Park Wan-su of Changwon, South Korea
“If you find a valve for that, I’m sure that you’ll enjoy.”
“OK, the right thumb. OK, right four fingers. OK, now left thumb. OK, left four fingers.”
— Border police, JFK airport
“We’re gonna send you to a psychotherapist. We just think that’s soo
part of the New York experience!”
★ Many people come here thinking about their careers
○ Well, I think I’ve given up on that. I’m a marginal man, in between things.
★ What’s your conflict?
