I participated in the Doshisha Calligraphy Club throughout the semester. I use the word \u201cparticipated\u201d because I did not feel as though I had truly joined the club due to the manner of each session. None of the members make any particular attempts to introduce themselves or help unless you ask them, but with the atmosphere of the room even asking for help is quite difficult. Most of the time, one member helped guide me in learning how to write but his words were far and few between. Since I remained a quiet empirical observer most of the time, I was able to see the interactions between the members more. The other members tend to practice quietly by themselves until the club leader, or who I presume to be the club leader, enters and brightens up the atmosphere by seemingly gossiping with everyone. As this program is in Kyoto, most of the members speak in Kansai-ben. Whenever someone heads home for the day the rest of the members always say \u304a\u75b2\u308c\u69d8. When introducing oneself, the others tend to ask what year you are (\u4f55\u56de\u751f) and what faculty you are in (\u5b66\u90e8), most likely to establish a connection or establish hierarchy of ages. I entered the club hoping to learn calligraphy with my peers and establish friendly relations but it seems as though I was only able to learn calligraphy. I would not recommend this activity for someone who is looking to establish friendly relations with club members due to the nature of the members and the club activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I participated in the Doshisha Calligraphy Club throughout the semester. I use the word \u201cparticipated\u201d because … \u7d9a\u304d\u3092\u8aad\u3080