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I am on a concert tour to Central America, including Cuba, El Salvador and Mexico, a part of the Culture Program of the Japan Foundation and the Japanese Embassies. I have gone to many countries in South-Central America under this culture program, but I had never been to those 3 countries. I am at the […]

My school, Occidental College, started yesterday. Officially summer is over. This summer was very productive, and I had a lot of fun with friends and family. I think it was one of the best summers in the recent years. The last summer was one of the worst ones, struggling personal issues and having many nights […]

I couldn’t miss this wonderful opportunity to hear Fleisher, especially Ravel: Concerto for Left Hand! I went to a dress rehearsal at Hollywood Bowl last Tuesday. I did not know that anyone can listen the dress rehearsal of LA Phil on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Hollywood Bowl. It is a fantastic opportunity to hear great […]

I joined with my church friends to see this movie. This is about Nelson Mandela’s life around 1995 when the World Cup Rugby championship was held at Ellis Park, Johannesburg, in South Africa. The big success, South Africa team, Springbok, won the championship, made post-apartheid movement easier. Without much of explanation, the relationship between Mandela […]

This was a very enjoyable movie, but also tells a truth in our lives. Steve Carell (Barry) is a genius actor, and the unique characters surrounded him are all great, Darla, Therman, Kieran, Julie, Tim…  I am always amazed by the imagination of writers and painters, but look! What those actors and actresses can do. Each […]

I experimented to make a rose water this year. I read that people in the old days used this rose water as a perfume. We need fresh roses. It is pity to pick up perfect roses from the garden… I combined rose peddles with vodka in a jar, 1:1, and leave it in the jar […]

After seeing “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”, this movie was MUST to see for me.  This is the second filmed installment of Stieg Larsson’s best-selling Millennium trilogy, about an investigative journalist (Michael Nyqvist) with a feisty computer hacker (Noomi Rapace) to go on her mission. The directer is Daniel Alfredson. “The Girl Played With Fire” carries […]

On the way home from Yosemite National Park, we took US 395 to 14, going through Mojave Desert. After the last light from the sunset, it became a total darkness. I had to fight against a big nature force. Of course, we couldn’t see anything, we couldn’t touch anything, we were just in a big space […]

I spent a few days at the beautiful Yosemite National Park this summer. It was just gorgeous, an endless forest, amazing falls and rivers from the thaw water,  peaceful meadows and lakes, and an unique geography. There are so many things to do and see in Yosemite. I have visited many national parks in the […]

I have been to this fantastic camp for the last 11 years, and it is so wonderful to go back each year. It is located in Ottawa, KS, a very charming town, and our classes and lessons are held on the Ottawa University campus. The music camp lasts for 10 days, and we have a full activities, […]