I'm so excited!
Thanks to a friend's wonderful help, I actually managed to find some reformed churches in Japan!!!
Of course the service will be in Japanese, but to me that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that I can meet people who are hopefully close minded in what they believe.
Alright, that's all!!
Haven
Friday, August 27, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
School started!
I love school!
Aside from the fact, that you continually get to learn new things, and it gives me a sort of schedule, one of my favorite things is that when I'm sitting in class, I can miraculously draw for some reason!!!
I sit there and doodle, and my doodles turn out better than half of the actual drawings that I attempt at doing. I think it also has something to do with the pressure. You can't draw something really bad, when there is the chance that someone might see it, but I think it's more than that. The drawings are more creative, my girls are prettier, and I just like it....... (now I'm rambling). Ok, being in class gives me just the right amount of pressure to draw well. There, that's what I mean to say. : )
So, I drew some neat things in Intro to Christianity. And yes, I can pay attention while drawing. And yes, I was learning and I did enjoy it. I also got the perfect seat in that class. I hopefully won't get noticed as easily.... (sweating) -_-;
Now, its off to bed!
おやすみなさい！！！
Aside from the fact, that you continually get to learn new things, and it gives me a sort of schedule, one of my favorite things is that when I'm sitting in class, I can miraculously draw for some reason!!!
I sit there and doodle, and my doodles turn out better than half of the actual drawings that I attempt at doing. I think it also has something to do with the pressure. You can't draw something really bad, when there is the chance that someone might see it, but I think it's more than that. The drawings are more creative, my girls are prettier, and I just like it....... (now I'm rambling). Ok, being in class gives me just the right amount of pressure to draw well. There, that's what I mean to say. : )
So, I drew some neat things in Intro to Christianity. And yes, I can pay attention while drawing. And yes, I was learning and I did enjoy it. I also got the perfect seat in that class. I hopefully won't get noticed as easily.... (sweating) -_-;
Now, its off to bed!
おやすみなさい！！！
Friday, August 20, 2010
Things I like about Japan : )
I've been thinking about Japan lately. Ok, I'm ALWAYS thinking about Japan.
I've been thinking about what it is that I like so much.
I'm going to try to pinpoint a couple of things.
1.) The gardens:
While I absolutely love wild growing forest, I've always been particular about gardens. I have this idea that when you have a garden it needs to be perfectly clean, trimmed, and green. In simple language: controlled.
Sometimes we get a batch of plants that is growing a little crazy and mom just loves it. So do I, its amazing when ANYTHING grows! But I Love it when it is trimmed and clean. I've always preferred Japanese gardens over European gardens. I think my mom likes European over Japanese. Also, (yes I'm going to compare myself to my mom the whole time) Mom likes lots of color. The more color the better. Japanese gardens focus on different shades of green, and then every once in a while there will be a splash of color. I like that way more. Also green and brown are my favorite colors! Maybe this also has to do with the fact that I enjoy perfection. I also love art. The dedication and work that makes a Japanese garden is so much that I appreciate the art that is formed all the more so.
This leads to another thing I like about Japan:
2.) The Dedication that goes into anything that a person chooses. Tea ceremony, flower arranging, gift giving (wrapping is an art), fashion, etc... It doesn't matter what it is, Japanese people seem to be very good at picking something, dedicating their extra time (usually very little) to it, and trying to perfect it. (even teens sporting ridiculous fashions on the weekends. :)
Now, while I may fail miserably in this area, I still highly admire it. HIGHLY. One of my favorite books is Geisha, a Life (or Geisha of Gion). That woman worked like none other. She perfected the art of dance so well it is amazing. She believed that self-discipline was the answer to everyhting. I don't think that's true. But if you DO have self-discipline it makes life that much better.
There are many MANY more things that I love about Japan, and I'll probably post about them later.
Till, then
じゃあ、またね！
＊ヘイヴン Haven
I've been thinking about what it is that I like so much.
I'm going to try to pinpoint a couple of things.
1.) The gardens:
While I absolutely love wild growing forest, I've always been particular about gardens. I have this idea that when you have a garden it needs to be perfectly clean, trimmed, and green. In simple language: controlled.
Sometimes we get a batch of plants that is growing a little crazy and mom just loves it. So do I, its amazing when ANYTHING grows! But I Love it when it is trimmed and clean. I've always preferred Japanese gardens over European gardens. I think my mom likes European over Japanese. Also, (yes I'm going to compare myself to my mom the whole time) Mom likes lots of color. The more color the better. Japanese gardens focus on different shades of green, and then every once in a while there will be a splash of color. I like that way more. Also green and brown are my favorite colors! Maybe this also has to do with the fact that I enjoy perfection. I also love art. The dedication and work that makes a Japanese garden is so much that I appreciate the art that is formed all the more so.
This leads to another thing I like about Japan:
2.) The Dedication that goes into anything that a person chooses. Tea ceremony, flower arranging, gift giving (wrapping is an art), fashion, etc... It doesn't matter what it is, Japanese people seem to be very good at picking something, dedicating their extra time (usually very little) to it, and trying to perfect it. (even teens sporting ridiculous fashions on the weekends. :)
Now, while I may fail miserably in this area, I still highly admire it. HIGHLY. One of my favorite books is Geisha, a Life (or Geisha of Gion). That woman worked like none other. She perfected the art of dance so well it is amazing. She believed that self-discipline was the answer to everyhting. I don't think that's true. But if you DO have self-discipline it makes life that much better.
There are many MANY more things that I love about Japan, and I'll probably post about them later.
Till, then
じゃあ、またね！
＊ヘイヴン Haven
I'm so Excited for School!!!!
Yesterday, I went and signed up for classes. I went with my cousins, Jordan, Monica and my aunt Lana. Unfortunately Jordan is still not signed up yet, because they would only let her take one test, but she'll finish up on Saturday. I hope the class (Philosophy) doesn't fill before then. I doubt it will, but I'm still nervous. I need to work on the worry problem. I'm biting my nails....
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Weeds, weeds and more weeds.
We just got back from Mayor. Somehow my mom actually managed to get me up there. She's probably brought the kids there about 60 times in the last two years and I've gone about five times... I don't really like it up there (aka I don't like pulling weeds). It wasn't that bad though, and the weather was really nice.
Tomorrow I'm going to sign up for college classes. I'm so excited to start!!!
Tomorrow I'm going to sign up for college classes. I'm so excited to start!!!
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