Comments on: What Ikebana taught me about Japanese culture http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/what-ikebana-taught-me-about-japanese-culture/ travel culture worldwide Sun, 12 Feb 2012 01:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Melinda http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/what-ikebana-taught-me-about-japanese-culture/#comment-39006 Melinda Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:36:55 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=4892#comment-39006 Hi there, Really enjoyed this piece. I've never tried ikebana, but I feel like I can relate to your experience. You have described something central to the Japanese experience! Hi there,

Really enjoyed this piece. I’ve never tried ikebana, but I feel like I can relate to your experience. You have described something central to the Japanese experience!

]]> By: Jenna http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/what-ikebana-taught-me-about-japanese-culture/#comment-38998 Jenna Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:08:17 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=4892#comment-38998 loved the last line, i think it really puts the cultural discrepancy you spoke about into perspective. ikebana sounds like a fascinating skill to learn, and enjoyed how you described all the characters, including your polite but candid sensei. okinawa sounds like such an interesting place! loved the last line, i think it really puts the cultural discrepancy you spoke about into perspective.

ikebana sounds like a fascinating skill to learn, and enjoyed how you described all the characters, including your polite but candid sensei.

okinawa sounds like such an interesting place!

]]> By: Heather Carreiro http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/what-ikebana-taught-me-about-japanese-culture/#comment-38917 Heather Carreiro Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:26:45 +0000 http://matadorabroad.com/?p=4892#comment-38917 Beautiful piece Mary. I felt so anxious as I was reading this; you did a great job of bringing the reader into the emotion you felt on the day of the Ikebana contest. I think I would have gone home and just cried after this! Beautiful piece Mary. I felt so anxious as I was reading this; you did a great job of bringing the reader into the emotion you felt on the day of the Ikebana contest. I think I would have gone home and just cried after this!

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