Comments for Culturally Astray http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com A traveler astray in this vast world! Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:17:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About Me by Dave http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/about/#comment-144 Dave Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:17:16 +0000 #comment-144 Jonathan, Are you in Raleigh now? Finding time to attend practice is the real secret to Kyudo. The rest is just practicing till one runs out of mistakes. I attended practice today at Meishin (Apex NC). There were three students which is a nice class size (short kiza). Two Sho Dan and me a San Dan practicing. It was a beautiful fall day to be shooting. Dan Sensei was there and a topic of the class was yugaeri. Mine sucks. If you want to just visit and just watch practice feel welcome. This way you can gauge how much you'd like to come back. Rick Beal from California once told me that all it takes is two arrows a day. I didn't realize how much effort that takes. Hope to see you sometime. Dave Jonathan,

Are you in Raleigh now?

Finding time to attend practice is the real secret to Kyudo. The rest is just practicing till one runs out of mistakes.

I attended practice today at Meishin (Apex NC). There were three students which is a nice class size (short kiza). Two Sho Dan and me a San Dan practicing. It was a beautiful fall day to be shooting. Dan Sensei was there and a topic of the class was yugaeri. Mine sucks.

If you want to just visit and just watch practice feel welcome. This way you can gauge how much you’d like to come back.

Rick Beal from California once told me that all it takes is two arrows a day. I didn’t realize how much effort that takes.

Hope to see you sometime.

Dave

]]> Comment on About Me by Jonathan http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/about/#comment-143 Jonathan Sat, 24 Oct 2009 03:53:49 +0000 #comment-143 When I find the time I most certainly intend to! When I find the time I most certainly intend to!

]]> Comment on About Me by Dave http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/about/#comment-142 Dave Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:48:42 +0000 #comment-142 Are you going to attend Kyudo class in Raleigh? Are you going to attend Kyudo class in Raleigh?

]]> Comment on Reminiscing: From The Very Beginning by Katherine Austin http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/reminiscing-from-the-very-beginning/#comment-137 Katherine Austin Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:22:35 +0000 http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-137 Hi J.B. Thanks for the interesting and well-written reflection on your experience - you have only just begun. .. and I am so proud of you. Love you Hi J.B.

Thanks for the interesting and well-written reflection on your experience – you have only just begun. .. and I am so proud of you.

Love you

]]> Comment on Reminiscing: From The Very Beginning by O http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/reminiscing-from-the-very-beginning/#comment-136 O Sun, 30 Aug 2009 18:51:28 +0000 http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-136 Jon, really enjoyed reading your post-Japan blog. Amazing that your expectations and the reality match so closely, especially since you made your list four years ago. We are very happy for you to have experienced Tokyo and Japan, and that you have retained, and maybe increased, your desire and curiosity to see more of the world. -- In many ways it reminds me of coming to the US almost 50 years ago and the strong desire I had to make my life here, although I still love my home country. So, I really understand your desire to live in a different culture than the one you grew up in. We are so proud of you for all your accomplishments so far. You are an awesome grandson. Jon, really enjoyed reading your post-Japan blog. Amazing that your expectations and the reality match so closely, especially since you made your list four years ago. We are very happy for you to have experienced Tokyo and Japan, and that you have retained, and maybe increased, your desire and curiosity to see more of the world. — In many ways it reminds me of coming to the US almost 50 years ago and the strong desire I had to make my life here, although I still love my home country. So, I really understand your desire to live in a different culture than the one you grew up in.

We are so proud of you for all your accomplishments so far. You are an awesome grandson.

]]> Comment on Reminiscing: From The Very Beginning by Suguro http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/reminiscing-from-the-very-beginning/#comment-135 Suguro Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:03:51 +0000 http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-135 アメリカ来たばっかりなのに、ジョンのブログ見たら今すぐ日本に帰りたいって思った。笑　　たぶんこのブログが、ジョンの日本での生活の集大成みたいな感じだね！ アメリカ来たばっかりなのに、ジョンのブログ見たら今すぐ日本に帰りたいって思った。笑　　たぶんこのブログが、ジョンの日本での生活の集大成みたいな感じだね！

]]> Comment on California Glimpse by Dad http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/2008/07/15/california-glimpse/#comment-134 Dad Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:00:39 +0000 http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/?p=204#comment-134 Missed commenting on this - now I am (after reading your reminiscing of Japan (after your return). Another awesome memory - and so glad we could share it together! Missed commenting on this – now I am (after reading your reminiscing of Japan (after your return). Another awesome memory – and so glad we could share it together!

]]> Comment on Reminiscing: From The Very Beginning by Dad http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/reminiscing-from-the-very-beginning/#comment-133 Dad Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:54:20 +0000 http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-133 Awesome post Jon (my son!) - glad you had this opportunity - and hope you have many more. So grateful you let me come and visit, getting a glimpse into "your city" and crimping your style (hopefully - only a bit!) Several pictures were of places we went together, and perhaps a couple were taken when I was there. So, I felt some connection - certainly some 懐かしい - but certainly not to your level of connection and meaningfulness. I look forward to your future travels - and maybe sometime again - getting to share such an experience visting you in "your world". I am very proud and happy for you to have lived so well so far! Awesome post Jon (my son!) – glad you had this opportunity – and hope you have many more. So grateful you let me come and visit, getting a glimpse into “your city” and crimping your style (hopefully – only a bit!) Several pictures were of places we went together, and perhaps a couple were taken when I was there. So, I felt some connection – certainly some 懐かしい – but certainly not to your level of connection and meaningfulness. I look forward to your future travels – and maybe sometime again – getting to share such an experience visting you in “your world”. I am very proud and happy for you to have lived so well so far!

]]> Comment on Reminiscing: From The Very Beginning by Jonathan http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/reminiscing-from-the-very-beginning/#comment-132 Jonathan Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:21:34 +0000 http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-132 I think that definitely while everyone has nearly the same experience, we all certainly have a unique view on that experience. Especially for you and I, Nick, I can see where our experiences, and our take on them, are very different in the end. I think that definitely while everyone has nearly the same experience, we all certainly have a unique view on that experience. Especially for you and I, Nick, I can see where our experiences, and our take on them, are very different in the end.

]]> Comment on Reminiscing: From The Very Beginning by Jonathan http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/2009/08/24/reminiscing-from-the-very-beginning/#comment-131 Jonathan Sun, 23 Aug 2009 17:18:40 +0000 http://strayingabroad.wordpress.com/?p=355#comment-131 I'm glad it had an affect on you Gian, both my post and Tokyo. I wish you would've stuck around longer and we could've hung out more. Take care man, and perhaps one day we will meet up again. I’m glad it had an affect on you Gian, both my post and Tokyo. I wish you would’ve stuck around longer and we could’ve hung out more. Take care man, and perhaps one day we will meet up again.

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