Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Some Kind of Warp

I apologize for not informing you sooner, but I have enabled anonymous comments on my blog. If you do not have a Blogger/Google account, you can still comment on my entries. Click the "Anonymous" tab that appears somewhere after the text box for comments; just sign your name (or not) at the end so I know who you are. Thanks to those who already went to the trouble to make a Google account just for my sake. Hopefully now I'll hear from even more of you!

Onto whatever else. Since I have been in this unfamiliar place for a couple months now, I have gotten somewhat used to being uncomfortable all the time. Still, there have been a few moments where I experience something that snaps me back to home. Last week it was the bagpipes I heard being played beyond the park by my seminar house. It was so jostling, for the rest of the night I could not shake that puzzled, bittersweet feeling of random connectedness to something I could never explain.
This week it was at the mall in downtown Hirakata. We passed by the children's clothing section after an unsuccessful DS hunt and I heard Corey say, "Hey look." Well:



There's home, on a headless child's figure on the 4th floor of some mall called "Vivre" in Hirakatashi, some relatively tiny, dirty prefecture of Osaka, Japan.

8 comments:

Katie Hubert said...

yea KY!!

Family said...

Andrea,

Can't imagine how a Louisville sweatshirt ended up on a mannequin in a mall in Japan! McClain is here and sends a big hello. Marci - ditto. We'll see you soon and talk to you even sooner.

Love, Mom

Norm said...

Andrea -
I read your blog often. As with Andrew's comments it's often the unexpected "small" moments that register the most impact. Hope I get to ask the 1000 questions I have about your great adventure. Stay safe & have fun.
Bear's Dad

Family said...

hey andrea. i agree with katie. hehe. thats so weird. GO CARDS!!
elizabeth

Anonymous said...

Andrea, we love your blog! Your writing style is quite unique. Your dad is visiting with us now and we've enjoyed having him so much. He speaks openly about his pride in you. I think he has enjoyed playing golf everyday and we've enjoyed all we've shared with him. Great food too!
Love, Aunt Phoebe

Will said...

Some Japanese kid is going to look So Vintage in that

Family said...

hey andrea. love the pics. i miss u. see you @ christmas!
e

Family said...

adrea,
i made the cute pic of the kid my backround. and then changed it to fat dude, you eating, and you in a komono. ??? dont know how to spell that
e