2019年02月27日
Sculpture Garden
Back when I was in university, I took rode trip with some of my friends. While we were driving we came across a sculpture garden. It was on a massive plot of land. The artist had made various art pieces out of garbage and other random items. Among these sculptures were a concrete TV and chair, a hanging house, a rabbit with no eyes, and a teddy bear surrounded by baby doll heads. Some of the sculptures we saw were very weird, but others were really interesting and unique pieces. The best part of this trip was that it wasn't planned we just happened to drive by this sculpture garden.
2019年02月27日
My Baby Club Graduation
Today was my Baby Club Graduation!! I had six graduating today. My fear about how well they would handle the ceremony was for naught! They were AMAZING!! And definitely ready for their cap and diploma!
The class time before the ceremony was filled with review of letters, numbers, colors and important phrases they would need to thrive in their upcoming Starter/Beginner Classes. They passed with flying colors! But that was nothing compared to the maturity and readiness they showed putting on their caps, coming up to the front of the class with confidence to receive their diploma, and then having to be patient while their mother's and GEM took ALL THOSE PICTURES!! I chose the "Happy and you know it" song to sing before and then after the ceremony. It was a hit- Hurray!! The only glitch to the entire graduation- our graduates were NOT going to throw their hat for nothing or nobody!! They had earned it, and they were going to keep it on their heads!! Hurray for them!
Oh, a special "Hurray" for my 3 remaining Baby Club babies that have just finished the year themselves! They did an amazing job being the "audience". They watched in wonder and clapped when they were supposed to. Their growth since I have known them is also something I need to mention. They have gone from shy, even crying, some of them, to very social and uttering their own share of English letters, colors and words. Congratulations to my littlest ones! Soon you will be throwing your graduation hat too! Or maybe not!! But you will definitely earn that diploma- just keep up the great "English" and one day you will shine like a GEM too! You will be just like your older classmates were today!! Keep it UP!
The class time before the ceremony was filled with review of letters, numbers, colors and important phrases they would need to thrive in their upcoming Starter/Beginner Classes. They passed with flying colors! But that was nothing compared to the maturity and readiness they showed putting on their caps, coming up to the front of the class with confidence to receive their diploma, and then having to be patient while their mother's and GEM took ALL THOSE PICTURES!! I chose the "Happy and you know it" song to sing before and then after the ceremony. It was a hit- Hurray!! The only glitch to the entire graduation- our graduates were NOT going to throw their hat for nothing or nobody!! They had earned it, and they were going to keep it on their heads!! Hurray for them!
Oh, a special "Hurray" for my 3 remaining Baby Club babies that have just finished the year themselves! They did an amazing job being the "audience". They watched in wonder and clapped when they were supposed to. Their growth since I have known them is also something I need to mention. They have gone from shy, even crying, some of them, to very social and uttering their own share of English letters, colors and words. Congratulations to my littlest ones! Soon you will be throwing your graduation hat too! Or maybe not!! But you will definitely earn that diploma- just keep up the great "English" and one day you will shine like a GEM too! You will be just like your older classmates were today!! Keep it UP!
2019年02月27日
Miyajima
This weekend I went to Miyajima where I saw the famous floating tori gate! It was gorgeous!
It was also a bit different than I imagined. It was a little more orange than I thought it would be, and closer to the coast. It made me want to try and swim through it, but I'm sure that that is not allowed.
The temple for that gate was also spectacular. It was also on the water, and more open than a lot of temples I have been to. I could feel how sacred the ocean was to the people on Miyajima, and it also gave me a sense of adventure and longing to take a boat out to sea. Even with all of the tourists around, I was able to get a sense the sacredness of the area.
The island itself was of course also gorgeous and it was a real pleasure to walk around and breathe the air. I would like to go back again soon.
2019年02月27日
Eggs!!!!! at Hiroshima castle
Last weekend Cami and I traveled to Hiroshima for a little get away. We left early on Sunday and arrived in Hiroshima around 10. And on behalf of our wonderful friend's suggestion we visited Hiroshima Castle to view an interactive exhibit by teamLab. And it was super cool. They littered the field just below the castle with hundreds of big, small, giant glowing Eggs. The filled the air with a nice ambiance that really let you drown out everyone else and let you get lost in the eggs. It was so much fun.
The eggs ranged in sizes as I said before. Some of the eggs were small enough that you could pick them up. Others were the size of humans that you could run up to and push and lean against. Others were towering over you and you could run in between them like they were trees in a forest. Some of them were floating on a small pond. The water was so still that the eggs reflected so perfectly. But when a slight breeze came the eggs danced around the pond, skating across the surface.
The exhibit started at 6:30 and went to 9;30. And we stayed for the entire time walking around, taking in all the glowingness of the eggs and relaxing in the field. For anyone interested in visiting Hiroshima and seeing the eggs yourself the exhibit is open until April 7.
And now...PICTURES
The eggs ranged in sizes as I said before. Some of the eggs were small enough that you could pick them up. Others were the size of humans that you could run up to and push and lean against. Others were towering over you and you could run in between them like they were trees in a forest. Some of them were floating on a small pond. The water was so still that the eggs reflected so perfectly. But when a slight breeze came the eggs danced around the pond, skating across the surface.
The exhibit started at 6:30 and went to 9;30. And we stayed for the entire time walking around, taking in all the glowingness of the eggs and relaxing in the field. For anyone interested in visiting Hiroshima and seeing the eggs yourself the exhibit is open until April 7.
And now...PICTURES
