Workshop Expenses

Hi, everyone!

 I have a question regarding the scholarship form to fill out. How will I know how much the workshop expenses will come to in terms of food and whatnot? Am I supposed to just estimate it?

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Submitted by Oso on January 19, 2010 - 10:00am.

Yes, estimate.  If you expect to live on Top Ramen when meals aren't served, that's a lot different than if you plan to live on filet mingon.  I think this came up last year.  I'll skim the old threads for advice.

-Oso 

(http://osomuerte.wordpress.com)

Submitted by Oso on January 19, 2010 - 10:06am.

Found it!  Cut from the 2009 thread "Which would you choose".  It may help your planning.

Food at CW

Submitted by LesHowle on March 18, 2009 - 9:47pm.

FYI
- This will be covered in your packet, but just to clarify...  At CW we
have our very own cook, yep, just for us. She prepares lunch and dinner
M - TH.  There are usually more than enough leftovers from the week to
sustain people Friday and Saturday, and on Sunday, small groups of
people in the class take turns preparing a group dinner or the calss
decided to just order pizza (everyone pitches in a few bucks). 

The cook keeps the kitchen stocked with enough cereal, coffee, tea,
milk, yogurt, fruit, and bread/bagels for you to provide yourself with
self-serve breakfast seven days a week and there are always stock items
such as peanut butter, jam, and cheese available for sandwiches. So
really, even though she doesn't cook for us Friday - Sunday, she makes
sure that there is food  available.  On the weekends you can choose to
scrounge for yourself from the kitchen, buy a few groceries you
particularly want, or go out to eat.

-Oso 

(http://osomuerte.wordpress.com)

Submitted by Justice4JC on January 19, 2010 - 2:16pm.

Cool. Thank you!

Submitted by Rachel S. on January 21, 2010 - 11:20pm.

i just want to add -- because there will inevitably be some people who don't really have to worry about expenses (and i was one of them, so i'm just trying to share helpful advice) -- i strongly suggest you always keep at the forefront of your mind that others are on a budget, sometimes a very strict one. especially if you're younger (e.g. i was a college student), it can be easy to slip up and forget that someone may not be able to afford the cost of a movie ticket. 

i think some classes have done cost-sharing kinds of activities where people participated by sliding scale apropos to what they could afford, and that strikes me as a decent idea.