Jan
29
Guys and Dolls
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for our last full day in japan, we went to the takarazuka performance of guys and dolls. it was just like a broadway musical but in japanese. really interesting! all of the performers were women, and the ones that played men sang and talked in really low voices. the “men” also had their hair cut short to look like men, and the women who played blonde dolls didn:t look japanese …continue reading
Jan
27
On to Kyoto
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hello all! i:m sitting at the only computer w/internet that we:ve seen ever since we left nagasaki. it:s located in the youth hostel we:re staying at and you have to insert \100 for 15 minutes. grrr… anyway, on our last day in nagasaki, we went to an elem school to meet 6th graders. we were like celebrities there. they asked for our autographs, wanted to shake our hands, etc. we …continue reading
Jan
22
Sight-seeing
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Today, we went around Nagasaki to different places. We started off as a group and went to the Atomic Bomb Museum. It was really good (nice description huh). I’ve never really seen pictures or anything of the bomb drop, so it was an eye-opener to see pictures and videos of the destruction and the bodies of victims. We’ve been reading how museums are a view of national identity and shape …continue reading
Jan
20
Japanese Baths
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good afternoon everyone! well, we just got back from Unzen and our overnight stay at the hot springs resort. the getting naked experience wasn:t that bad after the initial strip. anna and i sorta buddied up to motivate each other to the next thing. how it works is that there are pj-like clothes provided and u put them on and go down to the bath. you first go into the …continue reading
Jan
19
It’s Kat from Japan, and…
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…..I have blue hair! it:s sooo cool! but we:ll get to that in a bit. as for now, i:m at the home of Reiko and Hiroshi, my Japanese host family for week. after a 2-hr flight to Fukuoka from Shanghai and a 3-hr train ride, we arrived in Nagasaki. ok, i:m going to abandon any caps, coz the Japanese keyboard is just weird and things are in different places (such …continue reading
