{"id":25781,"date":"2023-11-01T10:15:27","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T01:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/?p=25781"},"modified":"2023-11-02T14:25:14","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T05:25:14","slug":"%e8%87%aa%e5%88%86%e3%81%a8%e7%9b%b8%e6%89%8b%e3%82%92%e6%80%9d%e3%81%84%e3%82%84%e3%82%8b-%e7%b9%8a%e7%b4%b0%e3%81%ae%e6%a3%ae-at-waseda-%e5%8f%82%e5%8a%a0%e8%80%85%e3%83%ac%e3%83%9d%e3%83%bc-2-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/news-en\/2023\/11\/01\/25781\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting new people among flowers\u3000Ikebana Workshop Participant Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW56854751 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56854751 BCX8\">Katerina<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW56854751 BCX8\">Chalkiadaki<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"TextRun SCXW201658623 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW201658623 BCX8\">Graduate School of Human Sciences<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW201658623 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:2,&quot;335551620&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have always been fascinated by flowers. I don\u2019t know if it was the smell or the different colours or even the various shapes they come in. Meanwhile, having an interest in Japanese literature made me want to explore the culture more. Then I came across the art of <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ikebana<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> before coming to Japan and I developed an interest in arranging flowers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While I was living in Greece, I did not have a chance to take ikebana lessons and practice the art myself. It was a very pleasant surprise to me that the ICC had planned such an activity for Waseda students. I could not miss the opportunity of participating in the event.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I went to the event, and it surpassed my expectations. Not only we were introduced to the concept by a <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">sensei<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, who explained the rules of ikebana thoroughly, but the best part was that we got to practice it ourselves while sitting and chatting with lovely people that shared the same passion. We had a lovely time choosing the flowers that were available for us from the ICC during the event, and we shared our opinions on each other\u2019s arrangements and our pride for our \u201cflower achievements\u201d at the end. The sensei gave us feedback and encouraged our efforts.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I recommend to everyone to attend the same activity.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I want to thank the ICC again for organizing the event and giving the opportunity to people from around the world to meet and create together.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_25937\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSCF0478-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-25937\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSCF0478-610x248.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSCF0478-610x248.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSCF0478-940x382.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSCF0478-768x312.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSCF0478-1536x625.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/icc\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/11\/DSCF0478-2048x833.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo by ICC<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katerina Chalkiadaki Graduate School of Human Sciences\u00a0 I have always been fascinated by flowers. 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