Once again, I apologize for the lapse in posting recently. School is really kicking into gear right now and I am finally being exposed to last minute lesson plans, test preparation, and printers in my apartment breaking down during the wee hours of the morning. As a result, things have pretty much been a blur; I am hoping life will settle down a bit so I can observe and report with some regularity.
Outside of school, I have been fortunate enough to take in some cultural events recently. A coworker at the BOE is a member of a local dance team that participated in a festival in Niigata over the weekend:
The festival lasted for three days, featuring dancers, crafts, and many delicious foods such as okonomiyaki and takoyaki.
People of all ages participated which added a lot of viewing enjoyment for onlookers. Granny strutted her stuff along with some younger folks:
All in all a great experience. This website provides infomation about all of the groups (sorry folks -- It's all in Japanese). I'll try to dig something up in English...Gotta run right now, but I'll post something more substantial soon.
In the meantime, some of the Nishi kids wanted to say "hi!"
Keep surfing!
Brendan
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