http://samstroube.com creative Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:21:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It's been a busy week here in Tokyo. I just finished a 5 day workshop with Fiona Raby and Roger Ibers from the RCA in London entitled Me.. Only Better, and began another workshop with Jane Penty from Central St Martins. Me... Only better dealt with topics in bioengineering ... http://samstroube.com/2008/11/22/workshops/ I've finally had a chance to go through all the photos from Bryan and I's trip to Kyoto last week. We had a great four days. We ended up not going to Osaka. Because the weather was so nice, we rented bikes and cruised Kyoto. We were ... http://samstroube.com/2008/11/07/kyoto/ My mom headed home yesterday, we had a good week exploring downtown Tokyo.  This week is preparation week for Art Festival so campus is busy with people constructing UFO's, practicing dances, and setting up shows.  Bryan and I head out for Kyoto in the morning.  We're taking the shinkansen out ... http://samstroube.com/2008/10/27/art-festival-and-traveling/ Quick update. Had a good birthday.  All the exchange students took me out to eat. Bryan and my mother arrived on time, we're all living in the same 200 square foot apartment this week.  More later. http://samstroube.com/2008/10/20/arrivals/ For all interested parties: Sam Stroube Leopalace21 Kitamachi 4-17-3 Kitamachi, Kokubunji-shi Tokyo, Japan 185-0001 Room 107 94 cents postage will do it. http://samstroube.com/2008/10/16/postal-address/ Walking though the cafeteria the other day, I spotted this shirt. I didn't quite believe it at first. The IBEW in Evansville is less than a mile from my house.  Actually I still don't believe it. I come half way around the world and there's an Evansville, Indiana shirt.  People ... http://samstroube.com/2008/10/12/excuse-me/ Went to a Toys-R-Us in downtown Tokyo Monday on a 'research' mission with my Information Design group. Everything was pretty standard; although I never had a My First Sushi Set to go along with my easy bake oven.  We then went to the observation deck of the Sunshine 60 building, ... http://samstroube.com/2008/10/08/tokyo-toys-r-us/ Wow, so it's October already.  Monday morning I start my '100 Drawing' class. It meets 6 days a week, for 3 hours each morning until Art Festival, the last week of October.  I'm still not entirely sure what we'll be doing, but it is a foundation class here.  The syllabus says that ... http://samstroube.com/2008/10/03/so-its-october/ Had some computer trouble earlier this week, went to the Apple store in Shibuya yesterday and got it all taken care of. Will be back with photos later today. http://samstroube.com/2008/10/03/computer-trouble/ Went to downtown Tokyo today with the other exchange students. A gallery that one of the fashion professors owns was having an opening and we were all invited.  We headed down right after lunch because we were going to visit the garment district first. When we got off the train ... http://samstroube.com/2008/09/27/shrines-and-gallery-openings/