Posted in Me in Japan, tagged Hiroshima, nuclear bombs, Peace Park, Nuclear warheads, on November 25, 2007 | No Comments »
Hiroshima, surviving domeI’ve been trying to start this blog for a while now but just don’t know how to begin writing about a subject which is so disturbing and distressing. Terrifying and horrific, Hiroshima is the symbol of human cruelty, a planned mass killing, long term effects, cover up and the desire for power.
When an atomic [...]
Posted in Me in Japan, observations, tagged Japanese dance, Japanese sense of community on November 17, 2007 | No Comments »
Today was judgement day, after all our dancing practises we were finally on stage at the EXPO park showing off our wonderful dancing skills to a very cheesy pop Japanese song!It was an early start for a Saturday and wasn’t welcomed by those who had been heavily drinking at Hard Rock the night before. Mid [...]
Posted in Me in Japan, Uncategorized, tagged Tokyo on November 10, 2007 | No Comments »
Tokyo: raw chicken, Tokyo Tower, shrines, children in Kimonos, Harajuku girls and shopping parade, Roppongi! Thats a lot for a day and a half and one evening. Tokyo was a lot of fun last weekend. I saw my first drunken Japanese fight too. It was quite funny. Standing on the packed train after dinner on [...]
Posted in Me in Japan, tagged school on November 1, 2007 | No Comments »
“Lavinia. You are beautiful in the school” haha, not sure exactly what one of the second year students meant but I am happy for the compliment…or maybe he was saying that I am like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: beautiful in school but ugly outside! Hmmm.
I don’t know what the students were on today but nearly everyone [...]
