Okinawaology Blog: Visitors from Salt Lake City

Hai Sai! Hajimita Wuga Nabira. Hajimiti Uganabira! Ii Misooree.

Hello, My name is Tom Corrao and I am the blogger behind the Okinawaology Blog. I do not claim to be all knowing of everything Okinawan but I do have some experience after living in Okinawa for ten years, being married to an Okinawan for 30 years, and being involved with the Chicago Okinawa Kenjinkai as their Public Relations Officer since 1996. I do believe I have a few things stored away in my head about Okinawan life and its traditions.

My hope with this blog is to bring Uchinanchu people around the world a little closer to their cultural roots by expressing information that has started to fade in light of a more modern world. We should never forget our culture or the people who came before us and through the Blog my intention is to meld the old with the new and implant knowledge that will help maintain the traditions and culture of an island people.

Sunday, August 21, 2011

Visitors from Salt Lake City

This weekend we had visitors from Salt Lake City. Uchinanchu Friend Keiko Mitchell and her husband Steve stopped by to say hello on their way to see their son in Rockford Illinois. Keiko recently passed her first level Sanshin test and played for us at the house. She has a wonderful voice and played very well from memory. We had dinner together and visited the Okinawa Stone down by the shores of Lake Michigan. They weren't able to stay long but it sure was nice to see them again.