Friday, August 19, 2011

Taliesin

Taliesin was one of the best places I went as excursion.


We walked through the two buildings getting lecutures from two intelligent guide ladies.




The architecture was absolutely unique and really different from any of the other buildings and architecture I have seen in my life.
And I liked that he is expressing himself and his philosophy at architecture.
I kind of found some of the design too unique that could be inconvinient for people to live in.

I could see the japanese influence that Prof Jasmin was talking about at every other corner of the building and a garden.
This is a picture of a light stand that Frank designed.
This work is one of his greatest work as furniture...Apparently. That is what the book says. I found this online auction for $4000 too.

Old World Wisconsin a.k.a. Disn*y world Wisconsin



We started with lunch in restauran.

I don't remember what I ate, but I remember that whatever i ate was great.
I remembered as I was writing this, it was something which is kind of like hot dog that i ate.

We went around the forrest with tram, that is more like a shuttle bus. and sometime got off the tram and saw inside.
I liked that it was as close to old days as it could be.

but i feel I spent too much time on the shuttle bus tram, because the place was too big to just walk around.
I couldnt get to the most part beyond the shoe store. Old World Wisconsin could get more deep if i had more time.

State Capitol Madison!

Probably because I am a city boy, madison was more confortable.
So as the State Capitol.
I liked the street around it too.

architecture of it was extremely interesting. I never knew there was a sophisticated building like this in Wisconsin.

Pow-Wow

This excursion was little bit different from the other excursions.

It was a lot more.... fancier than the other ones that we had before.

We had 2 hours drive to get there.
and it was almost as exclusive as Amish tour.



How they dressed, music, the celebration's atmosphere and everything were quite different from how I picture.

I got the impression that it was more like a show instead of like a clan reunion or a celebration.
There were rows of stores where you could find from indian gifts to foods.
I am a person of a blind purchases. I bought a dreancatcher. This is my 4th dreamcatcher.
I hope it is working..... except that it would not make any difference anyways if I don't have a dream to see.
Whatever dream I can see is appriciated. I dont remember when the last time I went to bed was.

One thing that I thought I could enjoy more if i had, is background information and knowledges.
Like I know there is many different stories on each songs they were playing, but I had no idea what was going on, or I had no idea what I should pay attention to. So I feel I couldn't appriciate it as much.

But the excursion itself was very precious and great experience.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Milk or Chocolate Milk, Which Do You Prefer to Put in Cereals?

I like milk... and chocolate milk. Both of them in cereals. Do you think chocolate milk is disgusting with cereals? Try it.
Whether if it is chocolate or coffee or plain milk, what you are drinking are milk, mostly from cows.... unless you are drinking those soybean milk... In fact, I am a huge soybean milk drinker too. But for now, I decided to rather say cow milk is better than any other while im in Wisconsin.
 Anyways, one thing that is for sure, cow milk is good.
So was excursion to the dairy farm... I enjoyed it.


first thing I though.... it smells like cow.

My host father in Michigan, who grew up in a farm family, used to say "Hmmm... Smell of cash" when we drove throw a farm.
I guess this smell could be something confortable sometimes...not.
The smell in this dairy farm we went this time didn't even smell that bad.

The guide who showed us was kind too.
He told us about this super weird looking machines.

 This is to milk cows more inefficiently, instead of milking cows by hands for 2 straight hours from each cow.

He also told us series of facts about modern farms.
This is where all the cows' feces go that is in the middle part of the pen.

I wish I could try their milk there.
I remember going on an excursion to dairy farm in Japan when I was in 4th grade.
The milk i drink straigt from cow was so good.

Chippwa Valley Museum

July, 29th,2011



This is a pic of stuffed Coyote that was at the museum.
I saw how difficult the lumberjack life was. Now I feel I should apologize to my cross-country coach from high school. I was making fun of him all the time just because he was a college student, a waiter, a coach, and a lumberjack. He must be like a superman.
Speaking of superman,
This is a statue of Paul Bunyan

He was a imarginary lumberjack who is said to be as giant as walmart, and has an extraordinary ablility, which are typical superhero features.
But even that super lumberjacks like Paul Buntan, had something that they couldnt overcome.
They had hard time with unclean condition and lices that it brings...
multiple people in a bed, same clothe everyday, no showers....  yuk.

I  felt how important lumberjacks were to people in Wisconsin.

BPRB @ Lnkgl'sBrwry-Beer Pong with Root Beer at Leinenkugel's Brewery

August 5, 2011
BPRB @ Lnkgl'sBrwry -Beer Pong with Root Beer at Leinenkugel's Brewery
This excursion was as painful to me as to see an awkward person trying to make a joke.
Watching people drinking beer without being able to drink was literally a torture.
But one thing that i liked about this excursion was that I got to see beer making prosess for the first time in my life.