Comment 7525

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Minimaid
Jul 13, 2005, 11:07:46 AM UTC
Embarrassed You's gonna break the button, jumping on it like that! Laughing Sorry.

Yep... I believe when i painted it I had been going through that stage where I just missed being somewhere else... The only real 'somewhere else' I've ever been is Japan, so as a consequence...

Comment ID 7525

[Art] Death of a Geisha
karanakaou
Jul 13, 2005, 11:11:20 AM UTC on [Art] Death of a Geisha
:psst: I done think I broke'd it oncet already...Don't tell RED! You see, I did the same thing to someone else, and, well...Got a little carried away... Doh
Yay, an experience to share! I know you had told me before I left, but where did you spend your time there?

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  • Minimaid
    Jul 13, 2005, 11:15:26 AM UTC
    Well, I was staying with a family in a little town called Azuma-Machi. We travelled to Tokyoo nd surrounding areas, and I climbed Mount Tsukuba with my family there, too... But most of the amazingness was just being with the family... Especially my obaasan. There was one night I was walking to go to my bed in the other house (One house had the kitchen, living room, tatami room, mom's bedroom and my brothers' bedrooms, the other my twin and I and the great-grandparents and the grandma)... Anywho, I was walking outside to go to my bedroom, and she beckoned me over to sit with her in front of this shrine they had set up in the tatami room... She taught me how to honour her dead son - the father of the family, in her Japanese style... It was the most amazing experience I've ever had.
    • karanakaou
      Jul 13, 2005, 11:20:24 AM UTC
      Man...That's why I want to go back to Japan. I want to experience it's lifestyle and everyday culture. Granted I'm so incredibly greatful that I was able to experience it as I did, but it wasn't my last trip there.
      When we were doing our touring and such, I kept thinking to myself that this would be the only time I'd get to be there; but now that I'm back home, I miss it, and really want to delve into the home life experience there.
      Thank you so much for sharing that with me! It just fuels my want to go back. And what an experience! That's so neat...
      • Minimaid
        Jul 13, 2005, 11:22:52 AM UTC
        Yes, for me - if it weren't for my obaasan, I don't think I would have enjoyed it nearly so much. I'm not very much a tourist kind of person - I love the sights there are to see, but I'm more interested in learning the culture - what it's like to live there, and to be immersed in the lifestyle. Maybe someday I'll learn...