Christmas music evokes images of crackling fireplaces, steaming hot cocoa, and, most predominantly, snow thickly frosting the roof of every house in the neighborhood like white icing piped on fresh gingerbread. In a part of the country where sweater weather is when the mercury drops to the low 80s, one has to wonder if Christmas …
High school students attached to their phones via a pair of earbuds has become almost as ubiquitous a sight as the smartphone itself, which has morphed into a modern version of the Sony Walkman of the 80s. Nowadays, teens are more likely to be listening to music privately, publicly. They stream mumble rap while they …
In my previous blog post, I ranked five different store-bought brownie mixes to see which one was the best for its price. If you have time on your hands and are willing to put more effort into what you put on the plate, you could go the homemade route. Though it takes longer to make …
The Taiko Center of the Pacific (TCP) is a school of traditional and contemporary Japanese drumming in Honolulu. Though you wouldn’t expect it at a music school, TCP offers a class to deaf and hard of hearing adults who want to learn how to play Taiko. Chizuko Endo, wife of Taiko master Kenny Endo sensei, …
This past October, I joined HBA’s Japanese language class as they traveled across the Pacific to experience the culture of the Japanese people. We were able to partake in many hands-on experiences, from a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, calligraphy, mochi making to staying at a ryokan (a Japanese inn.) Even though I had traveled to …
From filing the FAFSA to completing the Common App, the college application process can be a daunting, formidable task for students. While a large part of the application is simple but tedious—-inputting data like grades and financial information into short boxes or bubbles is a monotonous activity at best—essay writing is challenging for many students. …
Brownies are a staple baked good. Got a bake sale, potluck, or just crazing a chocolatey treat? It’s easy to whip up a batch of brownies from a store-bought mix— dump it into a bowl, add a few ingredients, put it in the oven, bake, and you’re done. The hardest part to getting a nice …
