The picture : The back gate of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Since, I have worked for Univ. of Virginia as a physicist. This is the longest vacation of this year. I planned to go to Philadelphia, NYC, Boston to visit Universities and Museum for 5 days.
On the first day. I went to Philadelphia museum. I love to go to museum. As a scientist, sometimes, I need inspirations from arts. (To be honest, I do not know how these arts and works inspire me.) Just watching beautiful and creative works make me feel relieved. These works give me inspirations beyond my rational thinking and also remind me how imagination is important for us.
On the museum, I re-realized how silver is beautiful. And elaborated oil paintings are so beautiful. Also there are a lot of arts made me stop. I can not express my feeling precisely, unfortunately!! But my subconscious must have gotten so many inspirations. I bought pin badges on which there are works. Even though these works are small but beautiful. I bought for souvenir, tell me if you want it, I will give it to you!!
I have not written this blog almost 2 weeks. Let me summarize my November!!
The last last week was Japan week for me. On the Tuesday, I was teacher of Japanese calligraphy at international center Univ. of Virginia. I really enjoyed teaching calligraphy. To be honest, I forgot a lot of things for writing by using special pen for calligraphy. And last Thursday, I attend language fair as a native Japanese speaker.
We had a drinking party with some of Japanese in Charlottesville area. Since Japanese is rare in Charlottesville, we have never had the chance to have party here. I talk and listen Japanese a lot. That was so much fun.
I finished running the Richmond Marathon on Nov. 16th. My time was 4 hours and 18 minutes. Actually, this is not good result, but for me, I am proud of myself for running more than 4 hours in the rain. Even though every parts of my body feel sore, I would love to run again. I do not why, maybe I want to do the revenge. I should not have run faster the first half 13 miles, which made my the later half so hard. Running pace slowed down, I could not keep up with the other runner. So many runners passed me, which made me so nervous.
I finished big presentation last last Tuesday. The presentation was just 25 mins though, it was important, made me nervous. Making presentation is good chance, I can use 25 minutes of every person in the room if I could do make presentation well.
I am so tired today. I drove, I don’t know, for 8 hours?? While I was driving, I was listening the book called “Good to great” I actually could not follow the author’s point. For me, I could not find new things. Tomorrow, I am going to see the parade in NYC with my friend. I am looking forward to it. I will sleep early.
Have a good week everyone.
2013.11.27 Shinichiro Yano@Comfort inn near the JFK airport.