http://ayumimeegan.com Ayumi Meegan, the big things and little things that make up my every (other) days. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:33:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Henrik Ibsen wrote a long poem (later made into a play), called Peer Gynt, in the late 1800's. The story is about a Norwegian man, Peer, going about his shallow life and eventually face death.There's real neat analogy in this story, not sure if Ibsen made it up himself, or ... http://ayumimeegan.com/2010/03/10/peer-gynt/ A Choir http://ayumimeegan.com/2010/03/08/happy-link/ While aiding a class at Sunnyside Elementary School, I came across a grand proclamation.If we ruled the world...1) There would be less homework and video games would be homework.2) The school day would only last 5 seconds3) We would learn a new language instead of math4) There would be more ... http://ayumimeegan.com/2010/03/03/if-we-ruled-the-world-by-kids/ In part I keep this blog as a record, like a diary. These few days were packed, I'll just write them so it's not lost. Friday: I meet S at Juvenile Detention Centre (she got caught for petty theft), we hug for a long time, the other girls look at us strange. ... http://ayumimeegan.com/2010/03/01/update-2/ I was watching a music video by M.I.A. on YouTube so intently that I didn't notice Paul come in the room and rest his hand on my shoulder. Boy, was I surprised.If a t.v. is flashing within sight, it's the same thing. I have awkward conversations.Music too, I get distracted. ... http://ayumimeegan.com/2010/02/24/youtube-and-tv/ Which is worse? Malaria or sickles? Apparently, carrying the sickle gene prevents the chance of dying of malaria. So people who live in areas where malaria is common, more people carry the sickle gene. Having sickles may shorten life expectancy, but malaria can kill you at any age, especially when ... http://ayumimeegan.com/2010/02/21/malaria-and-sickles/ I was to take the boy out to a museum that's located in a park, but I couldn't find parking so I kept driving through the greenery, looking for a patch of land to let him run like mini-Tarzan. I drove farther than I intended. Across the road I saw ... http://ayumimeegan.com/2010/02/19/chance-encounter-x-2/ The boy I look after is 17 months. Two words tell me how he is a true American.The way he says bottle: "BA-LO" and water: "WA-LA".(I only talk to him in Japanese). http://ayumimeegan.com/2010/02/16/american-baby/ Long time ago on Valentines, somebody at church (I used to live with a Mormon family) told us to say "I love you" to our parents. I couldn't bring myself to make a phone call, nobody says "I love you" in Japan, especially to family members, and even with my ... http://ayumimeegan.com/2010/02/14/do-you-say-i-love-you/ A scientist friend told me a study she was involved with. In most languages she said, notes are called "high" or "low", as in you think of "up" when hearing a high note, and "down" when hearing a low note. This is interesting, and quite biazzare, as notes have nothing ... http://ayumimeegan.com/2010/02/08/high-notes-low-notes/