Erika's life

I bought an Omiyage bon (souvenir book) to help introduce Japanese culture in US. The content is about Japanese culture, regions or food or clothes or events in English. That's very interesting and I found many unknown things.
I didn't know the clear differences of Kabuki, Noh and Kyogen.
Kabuki is said to have organized in Kyoto with a woman named Okuni at the beginning of the seventeen century. The word kabuki came from kabuku which meant eccentric or original. Their feature is having a Japanese umbrella and making white face up.
Noh is the oldest existing form of professional thater in the world. The expression "like a noh mask", means a person who never shows their emotion. They perfome with wearing a mask.
Kyogen developed at the same time as noh and the two were often perfomed together. Kyogen actors always carry a fan on stage.
I've never seen these traditional perfomances so I wanna see someday. But I think it's kind of boring... It's silent and slow.
Well, it's the Japanese style.

Yesterday, I bought a device to start skype with my parents because we can communicate cheaply when I go to US. Do you know skype? Skype is like a communication tool for nothing! If I buy the device for about 1000 yen($9), I can communicate with worldwide people!! It's amazing, isn't it?
Immediately, I tried to do it and found an American who is studying Japanese. I talked with him for about three hours. This is a very good material for me instead of English conversation school!! So if you want to speak a language you're learning, I recommend you to try this :-)