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Marylebone and the International Students House in London

7/30/2019

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“Um, how do you pronounce that…?”

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My native language is English, American English that is, and so moving to London seems pretty straight forward in terms of language. Many of us Yankees are familiar with the British pronunciations of schedule (shed-yule), aluminium (al-you-mini-um), and of course, Hermione (Her-my-on-nee). But after learning that I will be living in the Marylebone neighborhood of London for a year I wondered, “How exactly is that pronounced? Looks kinda…French?" Luckily, friends who lived there for a number of years clued me in: Marylebone = “Marr-leh-bun”.
Hmm, would not have guessed that.

In any event, I’m thrilled that I’ll be hanging my hat in Marylebone as part of the International Students House community. Each year the ISH charity awards in the region of  £2.2 million to international students coming to London for their studies. I am deeply grateful to have been selected for one of the ISH scholarship awards in partnership with London Metropolitan University, and will be living and learning "Britishisms" with fellow international students from all over the world. So look me up in Marylebone—it’s not far from Grosvenor Square…so apparently you don’t pronounce the “s” or the last “r” in Grosvenor!
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    Hi, I'm Romi. I'm an American artist who lives & works in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I have the amazing opportunity to live in London while working on a MFA program in painting and decided to blog about the experience. So here we go!

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"Embracing counterpoints, like moments of stillness found within chaos, I use a range of materials in my work: drawings, paintings, ceramics, printmaking, video, installation and sculpture."

Romi Sloboda was born in the United States and spent her childhood living in both the United States and her mother's native city, Seoul, Korea. She studied printmaking at the Santa Reparata Graphic Arts Centre in Florence, and received her BFA from Washington University in St. Louis and her MFA from London Metropolitan University. Her work has been exhibited in solo and group shows throughout the United States as well as in Europe. She has been awarded residencies from the Cité Internationale des Arts Fondation in Paris, the University of Texas at Dallas, and the Herekeke Arts Center in New Mexico. Romi currently lives and works in London, United Kingdom.
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