Thursday, May 6, 2010

Trying this one more time... only because of this AMAZING DAY!!

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  1. MattMay 6, 2010 at 5:22 AM

    (The post with picture won't come through, but I can comment on the bank...lol)

    We were honored to witness (one of my favorite artists) Giorgio Moiso perform and paint for the first time ever in Asia. Moiso is very passionate about music (jazz) and art... and combines the two as he creates, many times (such as this afternoon) in front of a live audience. He is inspired by the work of Jackson Pollack, who is my number one favorite by the way... and seems to find art as he paints... starting with a vision and transcending it into a beautiful piece. Mioso is very entertaining... but only speaks Italian, and the translator only translated in Korean... so it was even more entertaining because we (the only Americans) had no clue what was going on.

    Other visits today were to two senior welfare centers (the old folk's homes)... but much smaller and seemed more efficiently run than in America. I suppose it might be due to the fact that they only service 30-50 people per institution, so the one-on-one care is more present. They didn't seem to have all the bells and whistles that some in America have, but they offset that with an all encompassing staff and volunteers that truly care about helping each and every resident. We helped serve lunch to the first group and I played ping-pong with an elderly lady and man at the other. He was much better than I am... but I was catching on toward the end.

    Topping the day off, our hosts (all female Rotarians) were so much fun to be with. I know the women members of the GSE Team really appreciated them much more, but I really felt more compelled to share with them than the men. The men (sometimes) seem to be more in competition with me than wanting to learn from me or vice-versa I learn much from them. I am afraid it's the culture where it is strongly male dominant and establishing that hiarchy is very important, but after two days of female hosts, I can say it's been much more comfortable (and I don't drink as much).

    Although many other days have been full of truly amazing sites, people, and hospitality... this day has been put to the top of the list.

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