MESSAGE FROM THE EDITORIAL TEAM
Dear Reader
Whether you are one of the class of 2007 wistfully thinking back on those glory days or a possible interested potential John Haller of the future we, the editorial team have great pleasure in presenting the John Hall Newsletter 2007 and 2008. We hope that you will enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed the experience and that this will give you a glimpse into the mythical course that we hear about at school and 'Oh yes, so-and-so's aunt went on it' or 'everyone at Edinburgh's been talking about it' or 'What? Never heard of it!'
As you can see if you get past the first page, the John Hall Course is not just about taking notes and learning about Art and Music and Film but it's also about the experience of being in a gang of 53 Gappers living in Venice for six weeks and then going on to Florence and Rome. If you're thinking of coming on the course make sure you do the extensions, as you'll be gutted if you leave your friends at the peak of the fun (and of course there's all the art; the private visits to the Uffizi and the Accademia in Florence and the Borghese and Sistine chapel in Rome).
There will be some bits of this newsletter that you may find baffling. Why does everyone go on about this Peter Lauritzen character? What are all these references, what on earth is Piccolo Mondo? We advise you to take note, be forewarned, be prepared!
Ci'Vediamo Italia, we'll be back!!
Clarissa Knox, Jessica Nicholls, Alexandra Sayer and Alice Wiggett with illustration by Celine Higton and Stefan Thomas.
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