Yahhou!
Today, the student companies had a recreational indoor
soccer tournament. However, because they were preparing for the pop culture
festivities later in the night, the Tanabata company was replaced with the
sensei/senpai team. All six team squared off in double elimination tournament
in which a chance at bragging rights were once again up for grabs. In honor of
the World Cup, each company resembled a country of their choice (the Blogging
company picked Japan of course). Each match lasted an intense fifteen minutes
in which each company displayed their athletic abilities. However, because of
time constraints the finals were delayed, so you’ll have to tune in for the
results.
- Antoine
Today, we watched another segment of Princess Mononoke. Dr.
Munson didn’t stop the movie at all this time to explain, but the story
progressed a lot. In case you haven’t seen Princess Mononoke, it’s a Studio
Ghibli film that portrays man’s relationship with nature and spirits. The main
characters, Prince Ashitaka and San (Princess Mononoke) struggle against the
antagonist, Lady Eboshi, throughout the movie for the balance and well-being of
the forest. The movie is filled with action, suspense, sadness, meaningful and
deep messages. Dr. Munson stopped the film at a very suspenseful part, to
continue it later.
-Amy
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| Japanese Movie: Princess Mononoke |
Lately, the advanced class has been practicing for the final
project, which shall remain a secret, but I will reveal one aspect of it: that
it involves calligraphy. During every class, the advanced students have been
practicing with brush and ink to improve their Japanese handwriting. In
addition, Ōtani Sensei has taught the students several songs (in addition to
the final project). The advanced students have also been writing compositions
and peer editing them for grammar and usage mistakes. The amount of mistakes in
the students’ papers has been decreasing rapidly. They are all showing
improvement.
- Christina
B.
Today was totemo sugoi
desu (very awesome). Our last event of the day was pop culture night. It was filled with
karaoke, games, and fun and crazy outfits. The students had fun as they got to
hang out with their friends and relax with the beautiful voices of many “talented”
others. The jeopardy game also had students rely on outside information
collected from years of studying Japanese culture. The night ended peacefully
as students headed to company meetings or their dorms.
Yay! The blogs are back! :-)
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