Good Evening Viewers,
As per the usual schedule, students began the day with their beloved Radio Taisō (which I assure that they will continue for the rest of their lives). Following a shortened language class in the morning, students returned to Andrews Hall and attended a series of cultural presentations and demonstrations on various topics including: soy sauce, traditional Japanese instruments, and Aikido. Lunch was provided by the San-J soy sauce company in the form of "onigirazu", rice and toppings wrapped in a sheet of dried seaweed, while the company members gave a presentation on the different kinds of soy sauce and their soy sauce production methods. Afterwards students enjoyed various renditions of traditional Japanese music played on the koto, the shakuhachi (Japanese Flute), and the taiko by guest lecturer, Hwang-sensei. Finally, students learned Aikido from Randolph Macon's own Sheldon-sensei. Recurring quotable-person Parish-san, said, "He taught me that I am an octagon, but now I know that I need to be a circle. And a square. And a triangle.". After the dinner which I promise your children ate, though the majority of the time was spent trying to convince the next guest lecturers to eat plate-fulls of ice cream mixed with various dessert items found in the cafeteria, the students absorbed a presentation by guest speaker, Lawless-sensei, on Japanese hip-hop and afterwards "rapped" (I use the term loosely to describe making funny sounds with their mouths into recorders), guided only by the lyrics to several popular hip-hop songs. Your students are alive, educated, and well fed, the last of which I can confirm based on the fact that the blog company is currently eating rice mixed with mayonaise and bonito flakes.
This has been your Thursday evening news,
Joseph-san
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