Posted in History, Holidays/Celebrations, Travel in USA, art, commemoration, cultural understanding, tagged American Indian Heritage Month, American Indian Museum, Smithsonian museums, Washington DC on Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | 3 Comments »
November is American Indian Heritage Month, so a great way to learn more about these peoples is to visit the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC.
This is the 18th of the Smithsonian’s famous museums and opened on the National Mall in 2004. It features the lifeways, history and art of Native Americans [...]
Posted in Travel in USA, tagged Washington DC, White House Christmas tree on Monday, November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just returned from a trip to Washington DC, and will post more info soon.
For now, I (along with millions of other visitors) had the obligatory picture taken outside the gates of the famous White House. Unfortunately, President Obama was not in the capital at that time, but still I’m glad my picture was taken [...]
Posted in History, Korea, science, tagged Hangeul, Joseon Dynasty, King Sejong, Korea history, Korean alphabet on Friday, November 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
On our recent visit to Korea we really enjoyed the Royal Palace Museum in Seoul and wanted to find out more about one of the famous kings. Why spotlight this king? He is considered to be one of the greatest Korean kings and is especially remembered for the development of Hangeul, the Korean alphabet. This [...]
Posted in Music, personal musing, tagged emotional power of music, reactions to music on Monday, November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Emotional Power and Pull of Music
“Music gives access to regions in the subconscious that can be reached in no other way.” (Sophie Drinker). The more complicated our thoughts and emotions, the less effective is language as a tool of expression. Music is a form of communication that conveys meanings that cannot be expressed with [...]
