An American Elephant in Tokushima

Archive for March 2009

Feet

Posted by: elephantdreams on: March 23, 2009

“Where are we going?” he asked,
because we never know
our own town
especially when exhausted.
“Let’s book it!” we cried
hup-hup across the road
one-two feet slapping pavement
it’s the same thing in a different time zone
it could be to the edge of the earth
or a backwards door
reckless and gasping
forwards is all that matters.
We ran, we followed, grateful,
unable to hear past [...]

R&R

Posted by: elephantdreams on: March 22, 2009

Well, the musical is over. My weekend life for the past couple of months is completed.
We did the last show of “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” in an old kabuki theater. It was an amazing audience, filled to the second level and ready to clap and laugh at all the jokes and dances. As soon [...]

History

Posted by: elephantdreams on: March 4, 2009

Well my goodness. I’m very sorry about lack of updates and especially lack of pictures!
That will change, I promise, when this musical is over. On Monday, I slept in until 10 am. I could have wept, it was so amazing. I didn’t even live it up the night before, just did my regular routine [...]

Graduation Vacation

Posted by: elephantdreams on: March 1, 2009

Today was Graduation for every high school in Japan. March 1 is always HS graduation day, regardless of what day of the week it is… and so, since this year it’s a Sunday, I get a substitute holiday on Monday to make up for it!!
HOORAY!!!
Graduation was alright. Everyone was dressed as if for a funeral [...]