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Boarding School Stories
Dec. 1st, 2010 11:48 amAll right, this isn't something I talk about a great deal, but I am a survivor of two years at boarding school. For those of you who know my stories about my mom, I want to say that when I received the phone call that the family would be moving to Brussels instead of Jakarta, Mom gave me the choice as to whether to stay in my school or come with them to Europe. (For the record, when the move was to Jakarta, I had asked to stay at school and visit during summer break. My parents agreed even though, at that point, I was already learning Indonesian.) I chose Brussels, and I would not be the same person if I had not.
But.
Years ago there was a meme going around where we asked our lj friends to say one thing they really thought was unique/good about ourselves. A person whom I respect a great deal surprised me by saying my class confidence. My two years at this school, which were both a species of hell AND a wonderful voyage of self-discovery, are a huge part of what lets me project that.
For those of you who are wondering, this is coming up now because last night's episode of Glee had several scenes at a new private school which is at least implied (Kurt hadn't seen or spoken to Finn in several days) to be a boarding school. I find myself in a minority about the attitude of the Dalton Academy students toward Kurt. Unlike most, I found them to be extremely kind, very believable, and completely accurate for their class.
( This is kind of long, folks. You've been warned. )
But.
Years ago there was a meme going around where we asked our lj friends to say one thing they really thought was unique/good about ourselves. A person whom I respect a great deal surprised me by saying my class confidence. My two years at this school, which were both a species of hell AND a wonderful voyage of self-discovery, are a huge part of what lets me project that.
For those of you who are wondering, this is coming up now because last night's episode of Glee had several scenes at a new private school which is at least implied (Kurt hadn't seen or spoken to Finn in several days) to be a boarding school. I find myself in a minority about the attitude of the Dalton Academy students toward Kurt. Unlike most, I found them to be extremely kind, very believable, and completely accurate for their class.
( This is kind of long, folks. You've been warned. )
