The gardens around the Shofuso Japanese House are lovely. If you are ever in Philly, check it out. http://www.japanesehouse.org/
There is a Japanese house in Philadelphia. I want to go, but it is a 5 hour drive. Very complicated directions. Crazy New York drivers. Crazy Philadelphia drivers. Unfamiliar roads. Not sure if I will work up the courage to make the trip.
I am still practicing my handwriting. Today, worked on the mantra from Heart Sutra
揭諦揭諦 波羅揭諦 波羅僧揭諦 菩提娑婆訶
아제아제 바라아제 바라승아제 모지 사바하
The concentration and effort to write just a few Chinese letters amazes me. Hangul I am comfortable using to take notes, but when it comes to writing for a Korean to read, I feel inadequate.
오늘 팬지 꽃 수채화 그림했어요.
Ryan, trying to say today I painted a pansy flower watercolor. Did I get the Korean right?
Sometimes I put way too much effort trying to come up with a memory trigger for Korean flashcards
Yesterday, I started a Memrise deck of Chinese radicals. Going really smoothly. Of course, partly that is because I started with the easy ones of 1 or 2 strokes. I am practicing calligraphy using magic water paper, which is just cool!