A new class will start!

There will be a special class at TIUA during this summer semester. It is a Japanese yukata class for Willamette students and TIUA students. The TIUA student has a license of kimono, so she will teach them. Students can join 3 times during the summer semester. It is neccesary to bring three towels because towels make the yukata look better. The best style to fit yukata or kimono is like a pipe. It means it is good that people don’t have any waist. A lot of Japanese students may be able to wear yukata by themselves, but actually most of them don’t wear beautiful. To put it on beautifully is very easy if people know a few points of how deal it. She hopes a lot of students will join this class. It will be on every Friday. There are 2 groups and students can join biweeky classes. It will start at 7:00 p.m. on May 28. She is sure it will be fun and useful.

The Weather in Salem

There is a lot of rain which is not heavy, but most people here don’t use umbrellas. It has been raining almost everyday, but the rain continues only short time and it is calm, the people who live in Salem don’t care about rain. Sometimes it is possible to see a beautiful rainbow after raining. It is a kind of entertainment in the rain town.

Around Willamette University is surrounded by nature. Probably lots of rain grows this nature.

E.Z. Orchards

Do you know the name, E.Z. Orchards Salem Oregon Farm Market? It is a kind of farm in Salem, Oregon. The farm produces apples, berries, peaches, pears, herbs, and flowers. There are a lot of foods and goods.

Check here!
URL: http://www.ezorchards.com/

History of Salem

Have you ever heard about Mission Mill Museum? It is one of the historical building in Salem, Oregon. There are many historical things such as machines for producing woolen fablics. It was used from 1889 to 1962. Long years ago, there were Sheep, Indians, and Salem citizen. People made woolen fablics, and Indians went to canoeing and fishing.

Mission Mill Museum continue to save many precious things, for example, an Oregon trailler's house, a historic church and old American houses. Visitor can know not only the industry and also their life-style.

In this way, Visiters can see old life style. To know history in the place you visit is very valuable for you. And more, there are the knitting class, the spinning class, and the craft class in each month. Like grandma and gramdpa teach young people.

Surprisingly, some of machines start moving when people enter the room!

Here: You can know more detailed informations.
http://www.missionmill.org/index.html

Pow Wow

There was an event, “Pow Wow” in the gym in Willamette University. A lot of people went there. First at all, People looked around near the entrance. There were many shops of Native American goods. People could buy finger puppets of animals there. They are made by wool and very cute. The master next to tables said a joke and made costumers fun. These days, a lot of Japanese think of Japan, and feel so blue every time, so the event was good to change their negative mind. Next, people went to main floor in the event. There were a lot of people who made up, and put on colorful ornaments and plumes of big birds. They were dancing in the little group. Little boys and girls were also dancing. Native American culture is inherited by generation to generation. Japanese student could remember Japanese cultural tradition which was also inherited dancing such as naruko-odori and soran-bushi, by older people. Many people who include each generation join these dancing. Most students realized again that young generation like us ought to think a great deal of leaving a fortune in everywhere.

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