Skype is an amazing thing. By bringing video chat into the same easy of use realm as instant messaging it becomes just as normal and casual and thus so does seeing other people’s faces on the screen. I’ve video chatted with my parents at least once every two weeks since I’ve been in Japan. Though if [...]
Archive for March, 2008
Shogako and Chugako
18Mar08Elementary and Junior High school. That’s where I spent my Monday. In Kosuge to be specific. It’s a small mountain village with roughly 923 residents and 13 junior high school aged children. I visited today because I had the day off and because I’ve wanted to spend time with younger Japanese students since I came [...]
A quick note about taiko
15Mar08Every Friday night I play with a youth taiko group called Aka Fuji (Red Fuji).
This taiko group doesn’t use sheet music or recordings, you learn by watching and doing. So the first week I was right in line with the rest of the kids, trying to match rhythms and keep up, hopelessly groping for the [...]
You know what Wednesday?
13Mar08Taunting me with moments of mild accomplishment like doing laundry or replacing that damn annoying computer fan, then pulling me in front of a PowerPoint presentation for class tomorrow sucks. It sucks because it sat open and ignored all damn night.
You know what else Wednesday? I blame Admiral Fallon’s resignation squarely on you. He technically [...]
