International Student's Day

International Student's Day at my local college is a day for the whole student body to get together and have some fun, talk about where they're from, get some food, and hang out between classes. Around 11am that day, some professors decided to cancel class so that students could attend the flag ceremony without penalty. Dozens of students representing over 15 countries carried flags, each announced separately; students introduced themselves in their native language and/or in English. Afterwards, there was an entire section of campus cleared for a food festival featuring American-Italian, Greek, American-Chinese, and ... hnn one food type I didn't get to try, I think. It was out already! :P

It was so. hot. outside. So hot. ::whines:: I have my asanoha hitoe wool juban, the colour that hurts the eyes it's SO saturated coral, with it's synthetic woven collar under a navy blue hitoe kimono. The obi is a pale blue hanhaba obi with hints of metallic pastel pink. I used a black obijime and cat-patterned tabi in the same blues, blacks, and bright yellow. The zori were tatami and wood with black hanao featuring tiny white pinstripes. All in all, the outfit came together well.

I got to meet the women who represented Japan! She's learning English so quickly (it's a hard language...) and had such a cute yukata! I wish I had gotten a photo of her, but by the time I was able to find her, she had changed back into yofuku. Even so, she was happy to not be the only one in kimono. I hope she becomes more comfortable wearing one in America, but right now, I think she wants to fit in more instead of standing out.

Anyways, other than this, today was mostly just long and tedious. So much classwork, so much homework... so much heat...



Note: typically black accessories today are used for mourning. This is not out of line. Bebe (the cat behind BebeTaian) died recently. We were expecting it this year, since she was 22 or 23 years old, but even so... I was lucky to have 21 years with her.