
Sangju: School of Thought
Friday marked the last day of school. It was also graduation day. Having never seen how it’s done in other countries, I was pretty excited about it. The previous day was a pretty accurate indication of what to expect (sans teacher farewells), so the graduation ceremony didn’t come as a complete culture shock to me. However, Ottie and I were quite the awkward penguins when it came to the national pledge and song; we opted to put both hands behind our backs, at rest. Why don’t they teach these things in etiquette lessons? Not that I ever bothered to attend any of them…
Anyway, I discovered a cute little pond in the school that day! How had I never noticed it before? A replica of The Thinker sat above a pond frozen over. I was so close to attempting to walk across the film of ice, but the thought of potentially being drenched and miserable in -3°C weather was deterrent enough.
Naturally, photos of my last school outfit were taken there:
Ottie by the pavilion. He refused to venture nearer to the pond, but humoured me by photographing my outfits there.
Last scenes of school:
The ever-stocked staff room. :3
The teachers had prepared flowers for the graduating seniors.
In return, some of the teachers got bouquets of flowers too. These were so pretty!
Honey Jujube Tea. I really liked how my paper cup had a little plastic holder (given to me by a teacher after I was found to have difficulty holding my hot cup of tea).
The graduation ceremony! Derp Ottie is derp.
It was sweet how it was apparently tradition that second graders send off the seniors. They put up a skit on Don Quixote and sang together this year.
THIS SYSTEM OF KEEPING CHAIRS IS SO USEFUL.
After that was a mad rush of photo-taking with the kids. It was our last time seeing them. :(
The teachers had a post-graduation lunch, which was a feast as usual. I was lucky to be a part of it once again:
Ottie and I took a stroll along the river after lunch, mostly because there wasn’t enough space in the cars to ferry all the teachers in one go.
Bobo-sem came back to pick us up, and he has the cutest GPS graphics I’ve ever seen.
Sangju is a beautiful place.
OUTFIT
Leather jacket c/o Viparo
Dress from Zalora
Floral tights from Urban Outfitters
Earrings from Forever 21
Shawl from India
Sneakers from McQ x Puma c/o Shopbop
Outfit photos assisted by Ottie.

