Happy New Year!
景雲飛, written by my wife.
It means "Joyous clouds wave in the sky."
It means "Joyous clouds wave in the sky."
Writing English
It has been four months since I began this blog. In the beginning, I often wondered whether my English was correct. Although I’ve managed to write every post in English, I can’t say my English has improved much. For many Japanese learners, articles and prepositions are particularly challenging, largely because they don’t exist in the same way in Japanese. My younger daughter took this photo in Shanghai. The Japanese on the sign is a little odd, but perhaps it’s still better than my English. Writing in English can be frustrating. Yet at the same time, I sometimes feel an indescribable sense of freedom—as if, by writing in English, I’m momentarily released from the Japanese language and culture that shaped me for so many years.
I don't know how many school children practice calligraphy nowadays. Incidentally, I am bad at writing and sometimes ashamed of it, especially at a wedding reception.
ReplyDeleteI'm really impressed with the calligraphy work done by your wife, wondering if she is a calligraphy instructor.
Thank you very much.
DeleteMy wife is a professional calligrapher and an instructor.
Our daughters learned calligraphy from their mother, but now they write terrible Japanese.
I always use PC to write something because I don’t want to write by the hand.