Advanced Japanese Class
“In the advanced class, we are
planning on what we will be doing for the closing ceremony. We are going to be
doing a play called “Momotarou(ももたろう)”. The play will be entirely in
Japanese. Besides the play, we learned an unusual kanji: 凸凹(deko boko).
凸means convex and 凹means concave. Together they mean
bumpy.”- Lium
Cooking!! (6/28)
“Yakisoba!! Isn’t it just fun to
shout? Yakisoba is a traditional Japanese dish made out of noodles, onions,
lettuce, meat and special yakisoba sauce. (Substitution were available for
vegetarians). The noodles were delicious. Almost every student wanted more. Parents be
aware: Your child may randomly cook divine Japanese cuisine. “ –Adam
Daruma and Hachimaki
“On Sunday morning, we did たのしい(Fun) arts and crafts. We started on our Daruma making out
of balloon and paper mâché. Daruma is a Japanese wishing doll. We will continue
with it next week. Secondly, we made はちまき(Hachimaki), a Japanese headband.
They were decorated with colors of mostly black and red. We will be wearing
them for our Tanabata Party on July 7th!”
In memory of Taylor Anderson
“On Sunday, we all went to listen
to Mr.Anderson’s story about his daughter, Taylor Anderson, who passed away in
tsunami which hit Japan in 2011. Taylor was part of the Japan Exchange and
Teaching (JET) and when the earthquake hit, she helped take her students to
safety. Her father spoke about how she have been passionate about the Japanese
language and culture ever since she was young. After Mr.Anderson’s speech, we
saw a film dedicated to Taylor. By the end of the film, we were very touched
and inspired to “Live Our Dream”, the theme of the film, based they way Taylor
lived her life.” –Andrea M.
Pop Culture Night
“Sunday was pop culture night. It
was full of energy and excitement! We began the night by dressing in our
Japanese culture clothes; some wearing kimonos and other’s rocking their
cosplay. Next, we got divided into
groups and visited three different presentations: Anime/Manga, Fashion and
Music.
The student constructed outfits out
of newspaper and construction paper. We had a model per group to dress them with
the outfits we made. Each group put a lot of effort into their work and it was definitely
a memorable occasion.”
Invited by Randolph-Macon College President for Desser! (7/1)
“Today, we all got dressed up in
nice attire to visit the house of the president of Randolph-Macon College,
Robert Lindgren. We were greeted with delicious homemade desserts including
coconut pie, chocolate cheesecake, and more. Mr.Lindgren was really sincere and
took the time to speak to each of us as we all chatted over coffee and tea. At
the end, he gave short speech in his goodbye as he won’t be able to make it to
our closing ceremony.” –Courtney
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