06 Apr 2022
I was really excited when I started my course here at Nova in Chiang Mai (I came back to the city for this). I had chosen a 5-day course, which was later reduced to 3 because of the treatment I was given. My enthusiasm was unfortunately dampened by the attitude of the teacher: it was the very first time for me and I had never even used the tools of silversmithing. He was visibly annoyed and bored for the entire duration of the course; every time I asked for advice due to my total inexperience, his response was brusque and just "you have to decide". On the second day I started by saying "if you are bored I am going home". His response was "I'm sleepy". I paid 200€ to have a rough and sleepy teacher?
I'm really sorry because the jewellery I made turned out well, but her manners really nipped my happiness in the bud. Such a pity!