Sunday, July 9, 2006
Political Posters and Jug Bands
There is a new picture set up...Political Posters...of which there are many. No descriptions on these, as yet, because as you can see they are almost all alike. The names of the pictures should tell the story. Our favorite is Happy Guy. Notice that he humbly makes his picture smaller, and includes an inspiring photograph. He stands out among the crowd, but we really don't know more about him. However, our landlord continues to give us presents, and he gave us tickets to a private political rally at the KICC (Kyoto International Conference Center) where Yukie works. Yukie looked at the schedule and she says there will be good food there, so I will am looking forward to it.
Another piece of news is that, though I may not have a job, I am bartering english lessons for japanese, with Yumi, a friend of Toru's, who owns the MIU coffee shop. ...
Toru has become a good friend, and last friday we went to a music bar, and he introduced me to people, and I met a goup of Jug Band Musicians. I will post a sample of jug music later...Apparently jug bands have become big here in the past 5 years. This woman who is a singer in one of the bands struck up a conversation with us. Her english is good cause she studied at the University of South Florida for a year. Anyway she gave me a free CD, and with her and Toru's acting as interpreters we had an interesting cross-cultural exchange. In order to explain what Celtic music is like I played recorder for them and they were suitably impressed. They also were very impressed that I could write kanji and kana.
Anyway, life moves on...will post more pictures as quickly as I can..
Another piece of news is that, though I may not have a job, I am bartering english lessons for japanese, with Yumi, a friend of Toru's, who owns the MIU coffee shop. ...
Toru has become a good friend, and last friday we went to a music bar, and he introduced me to people, and I met a goup of Jug Band Musicians. I will post a sample of jug music later...Apparently jug bands have become big here in the past 5 years. This woman who is a singer in one of the bands struck up a conversation with us. Her english is good cause she studied at the University of South Florida for a year. Anyway she gave me a free CD, and with her and Toru's acting as interpreters we had an interesting cross-cultural exchange. In order to explain what Celtic music is like I played recorder for them and they were suitably impressed. They also were very impressed that I could write kanji and kana.
Anyway, life moves on...will post more pictures as quickly as I can..
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