GA RAM KIM IN NYC, DAY 14
Mon Oct 22, 2018 - Day 14
9:00am: Morning yoga with Hope Killcoyne
It was intense yoga. Normally, I prefer doing sports (swimming, biking…) it was hard time. And it’s not a class for beginner.
And I didn’t expect I would listen to K-Pop during yoga;;; (the tutor has been learning Korean language.)
I met Hope and did yoga together. (She is an author, editor, and photographer.)
10:15am: Coffee with Hope
It was a good time with Hope. She looked energetic and curious.
I thought she would be one of the fellows of apexart, but it turned out she was a visitor in a gallery. And she was requested get a chance to meet fellows like me. I was more interested in how apexart has found people for fellows’ meeting. (It’s another adventure in a good way, they are real people outside of the art world) by the way, is it possible in Korea?
12:00pm: Pecan pie with milk
The best pecan pie ever! On my way home, I dropped by Green market and just picked up one pecan pie. And it made my day. How could they make this perfect pie! It had crispy crust and caramelized inside with topped Pecan. I should bring them to Korea!
It’s a good coffee place, I ordered iced latte with less milk, and it was good! and I liked their Halloween decorations.
1:30pm: Lecture at John Jay College of Criminal Justice
‘EDUCATIONG FOR JUSTICE’ it’s so cool!
I expected the lecture would be focus on the ‘Current Immigration policies’, but it was more about to discuss encouraging emigration to find a solution for Healthcare Service in the U.S considering supplement decrease in the medical department.
6:00pm: The Universe of Zoe Valdes with Linda Schrantk
I was almost lost. The book talk was spoken in Spanish, it made simultaneous interpretation to English but it has strong Spanish accent, and so so so fast. It’s really hard to understand. I felt like listening to the 2hours-endless rapping. (I wonder if they were breathing)
Linda called Zoe ‘tough cookie’.
7:00pm: Dinner with Linda
We had dinner in a Japanese restaurant, fukusuke.
She did a restaurant research for me, because she knew that I love foods from my journals.
She is a painter who used to teach painting at art colleges such as Frat or Parsons, so she had taught many Korean students. And she might consider me as one of them.
Day 14
What I like: pecan pie, BIRCH COFFEE
Challenge: yoga, English with Spanish accent