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The art teachers were having a casual lunch meeting today. They were talking about how some people don't expect artists to get paid 'a lot.' Apparently some student's parents asked my teacher to do an exhibition in August, this year, that is. It is not like artists are always ready. We put a lot of time and effort into our work. It is an enjoyable process overall, but it is stressful. In other words, it's not like we can produce something right at this moment "scribble in the air" and hang it up. In film teacher's case, they asked them to film a documentary of the Vet Park. He asked a couple of his students to work on it and send it over. The people who asked for it took the tape and never paid them.

Last year when I was applying for summer internship, there was one firm that they would like to have me, but they would only be able to pay me for lunches. They were in New York, I was in Los Angeles. They weren't paying for my plane tickets, it wasn't like they were going to pay for all the expenses for staying in New York. I had other offers coming in, so I asked my friend at work what she would do, and she said, "Nothing is free."

Going back to the class, I think the students are getting used to desk crits, which is good. Some of the students didn't go out to the site last week, but this time, it seemed like they did. There is no way to put information on the map without visiting the site in person. I started with the group I met the last in last week's session. If students were still working on their maps, I told them to keep working on it and I'd come back after meeting with other groups. While I was meeting with a group, the other groups were to start thinking about what they would do for their area to make improvement or make it more attractive. For the next meeting, I asked them to have a measurable site map and idea sketches for their future project.

Next week, we are going on a field trip to MOCA to see the Skin and Bones exhibition. Kristine asked me to chaperone ten students. She was having a hard time finding parents who would volunteer to chaperone. MOCA's program goes for about an hour. We'll be also looking at the Disney Concert Hall and Moneo's Cathedral. It'll be a good experience for the students to look at material and space to reference for their future project.