📚 BOOKS - how were they at school? what is their best subject? what is their worst subject? do they have a favourite subject? + 🍧 SHAVED ICE - do they still have any objects from their childhood? what significance does it have to them? what would their reaction be if they lost it?
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📚 BOOKS - how were they at school? what is their best subject? what is their worst subject? do they have a favourite subject?
virote graduated midland boarding school as valedictorian with a 4.8gpa at the age of 16. he has no weak subjects, he pretty much blasted through every course he takes. he might be a little lacking in math and actually has to dedicate brainpower to it, but he's still what you'd consider, thru and thru, a genius. midland's a quirky school... you its in los olivios, california and you live in cabins on acres of ranch land. here's a little snippet from their source:
The School is located on 2,860 acres ( 12 km² ) of largely undeveloped ranchland characteristic of central California’s coastal hill country. Students live in cabins, which are heated by small woodstoves. ( For students’ safety, their cabins have sprinklers. ) Students chop wood to make fires to heat their shower water. Some 25 percent of Midland’s electricity needs are met with grid-tied, student-installed solar arrays. While the library is wired with high-speed internet connections, several campus buildings were constructed decades ago by students and faculty. Cell phones are not allowed on campus.
“ Midland School is first and foremost a rigorous college preparatory boarding school. While we value experiential education as an integral part of our approach, we are not a shop school, trade school, or an adventure school. The fundamental rigor of Midland’s curriculum isn’t watered down with trips or projects that don’t put learning at their core.”
Midland’s emphasis on experiential learning extends into our weekend programming. Every Saturday, Midland students have a 3-hour block dedicated to exploring the passions of our community. These workshops broaden the academic horizon by introducing students to activities such as knot-tying mathematics, trail restoration, marine ecosystem exploration, cattle-herding, screen printing, and more.
An integral part of Midland’s philosophy is self-reliance, and students and faculty perform much of the work that goes into maintaining the school. All students have daily jobs that help maintain the school – carpenters, cooks, classroom cleaners, plumbers, librarians, etc. In addition to daily jobs, faculty and students gather on Sunday mornings to hear a senior give a talk on a subject of personal interest. The community breaks into small work crews for 2–3 hours. These crews might clean the assembly / dining hall, venture into the hills to gather firewood, harvest vegetables in the garden, brush down the horses or muck the corral.
so overall, he didn’t have a typical high school experience. even for a private school, his experience was incredibly unique. his favorite courses were: cultural anthropology, writing and a sense of place, ecological field research, trail restoration, representational drawing, foundations of visual art, beginning ceramics, english, anime club which he was president of lolll. as a university student getting his DFA, he’s not even sure. he just kind of does his work, is very good and efficient at it, makes super high marks, and doesn’t think too hard on it.
🍧 SHAVED ICE - do they still have any objects from their childhood? what significance does it have to them? what would their reaction be if they lost it?
virote doesn’t really like thinking about his own childhood... mental illness, feeling neglected by his mother, etc etc. the only thing he ever kept from his childhood is all of the art. the filled sketchbooks, nubs of his first coloring pencils, all of his paint splatters on tiny canvases. he looks at them, he just sees a younger version of himself that’s struggling. he wants to hug that kid and let them know it gets a little better. it’ll take a long time and recovery won’t be a straight path, but it’ll get better. he’d be a little sad if he lost it, but it wouldn’t devastate him.
