月見

I finally, finally was able to go to a Japan Club event (at least partially). My schedule is packed tight with class and work, and unfortunately there's always some other obligation I have that interferes with Japan Club events, but last night I had a window of time in which I could actually go off and participate in Japan Club's tsukimi (moon viewing) event. Although I didn't actually get to go up to the roof of the science center and check out the moon with everyone else (I had to rush off to work), I was able to help make tsukimi dango or rice cakes, which are basically dumplings made of rice. (And eat them too. Yum!) I like trying new foods out, so I was eager to give the tsukimi dango a whirl. I wasn't sure I would like them, but they tasted pretty good.
In case you're curious, other Japan Club events in the pipeline are an origami workshop, a tea ceremony demonstration, a visit to the Anderson Japanese Gardens, and hopefully a trip to Mistuwa later this semester.