Calligraphy Teacher

The lady flashing the peace sign is the Calligraphy teacher at my school. Her name is Kojima, and she is super helpful. She was gracious enough to give us a washing machine, even though she had to chase me down on a Saturday morning to do it- I was racing all over town looking for a pay phone that could call international. Here she is the Ikuno Kanaya matsuri [festival], deep frying tasty fish paste. She lives in Ikuno and helped organize parts of the festival. This pic is from quite awhile ago, but it's cute, so there you are.