Let's read excerpts from a Japanese author's book about beauty in everyday life.
This book presents readers with the author's obvious love for the traditions for which his country is well known and p Let's read excerpts from a Japanese author's book about beauty in everyday life.
This book presents readers with the author's obvious love for the traditions for which his country is well known and provides a warning of the dangers those traditions face.
We will explore the text together, each of us bringing something special to the discussion. There are no right answers here. ...Read More Show Less

The excerpts will serve as a window into our daily lives and allow us to examine our relationships with the objects in our everyday lives. We'll talk about our own sense of beauty--what appeals/does n The excerpts will serve as a window into our daily lives and allow us to examine our relationships with the objects in our everyday lives. We'll talk about our own sense of beauty--what appeals/does not appeal to us, what we find attractive/unattractive.
Vocabulary will come up as we read. ...Read More Show Less

I correct only once in a while. I want you to share what is in your minds, without worrying about whether your verb is in the right tense. If you make a few mistakes along the way, so be it. I will point out mistakes in pronunciation and syntax occasionally.