I guess to you, my reader, seems like I haven't done much.
Maybe I havent but it feels like I have.
I've kept taking my japanese lessons, now say if I've grown much in my japanese and I will say I'm very awkward and its really difficult, even though I love it.
I'm still working on my house and my health right now. Trying to down size and start over has been difficult for me to actually get going. My motivation has been super low lately.
I started with my friend Misa doing traditional japanese dance in the dance group Sensei Yonsei Kai what is 3rd and 4th generation in japanese. The group does performances around the twin cities and puts on some events to bring awareness to japanese culture and is an outlet for japanese people living in the twin cities to particpate in their own culture and heritage while living in minnesota, usa.
we did 1 lesson so far but the biggest performance, Obon festival is coming up quickly! Next year we can particpate in the adult class and can even work on our own solo performances. I look forward to it. and we are also learning yosokoi dancing!! What should be exciting!!
Mahou Showtime is also going very well. we are still working on building our audience and completing songs but we have a few conventions lined up here in the fall that I'm really nervous about but I think we just need to get out there and do our best. <3
lastly is fashion been on my mind.
Alot of the posts I see in the japanese gaijin gyaru community lately has been about being a "real gyaru". By the standards of not caring what others think of you, drinking, partying, and being roudy. I by those standards, can not call myself gyaru. I did love gyaru fashion and really admired the work I put into my look and practicing, growing in a new fashion. But I dont think I can be a gyaru all the time, every day. Much like when I was lolita, the make up isn't very practical (like lolita dress isn't practical) for my every day life. It could work if i worked retail or in a fashion job. But I dont, and when I have nothing to do (what isn't often) like staying home, putting on make up is the last thing I think of. So maybe I'm not gyaru, I'm not quite lolita. I like kawaii fashion. I like nerdy things, I cosplay. I kinda like wearing what I want, when I want.
my excuse for not jumping into fashion lately is money. I also want to loose weight and feel confident and have more energy (loosing weight for good reason right?) I can't focus on fashion right now when I got this going on, as well adjusting and moving. Though its a dream to make purchases, its just not the right time for that.
So I'll update with my life event posts. that should be fun right?!? until then ~
Tawnya
