Finding the new in the everyday
Every year in Frankfurt there is a fantastic Japanese film festival called the Nippon Connection. As well as showing interesting films from Japan, the programme is always jam-packed with various exhibitions, classes, and concerts all on different aspects of Japanese culture. This year, the festival was entirely online, and although I didn't catch any films,… Continue reading Day 168 – Ninjutsu
After some early hiccups, I'm normally very organised with my new things, but with this week's chaos bringing new worries, it wasn't until 9pm that I realised I hadn't done anything yet! I scanned through my list for something quick and relatively simple and found a suggestion by a friend to learn how to count… Continue reading Day 73 – Japanese numbers
If you know what all of those things are, you'll know I've had a bit of a culinary tour around Asia today! I had a lovely evening planned - first a trip to the Palmengarten to view an orchid exhibition, and then a walk through Frankfurt to view different light exhibitions at the Luminale. Unfortunately… Continue reading Day 72 – Onigiri, Lamian, and Soju
I wasn't sure what an Otamatone was, but when one of my husband's colleagues suggested it as a new thing, with the offer to borrow hers, my curiosity was piqued. It turns out to be a Japanese synthesiser, shaped like a musical note, with a cute, if vacant, little face. It was very intriguing... What… Continue reading Day 64 – Played an Otamatone
New Day, New Thing 