i decided to buy a pint of milk today
to accompany the cookie i was consuming.
it was the best milk i've ever tasted.
perhaps because it's from petaluma
where waldorfians seem to enjoy living.
i sipped it walking to class in the pouring rain.
i sipped it waiting outside the lecture hall.
i sipped it during our lecture on
FAT: The Anthropology of an Obsession.
i even saved the container so i can keep it forever.
(sometimes, i have hoarding tendencies).
as i sipped & pondered over the failing education system in Japan,
i noticed it has the same color palette as the Palestinian flag.
it was the best milk i've ever tasted.
perhaps because it's from petaluma
where waldorfians seem to enjoy living.
i sipped it walking to class in the pouring rain.
i sipped it waiting outside the lecture hall.
i sipped it during our lecture on
FAT: The Anthropology of an Obsession.
i even saved the container so i can keep it forever.
(sometimes, i have hoarding tendencies).
as i sipped & pondered over the failing education system in Japan,i noticed it has the same color palette as the Palestinian flag.
6 comments:
i love milk!! this post makes me happy.
what did you learn in your FAT lecture today? your classes sound really interesting btw, as always.
oh sigh, the education system in japan. heard a bit about that while i was there. btw i didn't find any amazing/awesome trinkets for you because we went to very touristy places, but i have some random goodies for (when i see) you! which is hopefully soon.
the lecture was based on a book we had to read, called "FAT: The Anthropology of an Obsession"
it is an anthology written by 15 anthropologists who explore FAT in all it's contexts: women's bodies in various cultures, food, religion, porn, peruvian folklores, Spam-meat in Hawaii, and many more seemingly unrelated topics but once you read it, the connection is so brilliant~
i highly recommend it. i'll let you borrow it sometime!!
Yeah, the ED system in Japan is becoming outdated and unsustainable.
Japan wants to retain this image of TRADITION but its preventing them from acknowledging that the globalized world has new demands and their current ED system isn't meeting these demands.
People are questioning the system's efficiency and are starting to think that the "Examination Hell" isn't worth the time, effort, money since going to a good university doesn't guarantee you a set career like it used to. All the effort in school used to be to prep students to take the Exam but now..people are having' second thoughts.
Japan doesn't like to discuss the existence of their lower class/different nationalities but they are there and growing due to the ineffectiveness of the ED system. Japan seems somewhat exclusive and ins't doing a good job assimilating other cultures that have been there for a long time/newcomers.
Also, teachers are caught in the middle because they don't know whether to keep teaching like the way they used to(prep students for the Exam) or teach them something entirely different that isn't geared towards acin' the Exam. So there is much confusion and uncertainty of what being educated means and what it can get you in Japanese society today.
wow, this is actually helpful to type out..to explain the situation to you. now i have to write a 1-2 page reading response about this topic.
my sister went to Japan once and brought me back a lot of strange things.
such as edible sculpting clay.
HAHA did you sculpt something and eat it?
wow, thanks for enlightening me! i'm glad it helped with your paper writing.
i feel like i should read more about the world.
haha michelle asked what i wanted to know! how very interesting (that FAT book!) and i know how u feel michelle! i don't know a whole lot about what's going on outside of my campus bubble.
you're always writing in every class ever! that sounds stressful + like a hefty workload, but you are probably a writing prO now !
also that milk carton has a real nice look to it :)
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