Wednesday, October 12, 2005

Salsa in Japan

Interesting... Here I am in Japan and I am speaking more Spanish than perhaps any other language. There is a sizeable community of Peruvians in Kakamigahara and Japan in general, although Brazilians outnumber them as the largest Latino immigrant group.

The other day I met with a Peruvian friend who never learned to dance. So we decided to try out salsa, merengue and bachata. I stopped suddenly and burst out laughing ~ here we are in Japan, an American teaching a Peruvian how to Salsa.

This month I've started studying English with a group of Peruvians. We study in a Peruvian restaurant / karaoke bar / boarding house 2 blocks from my house. I'm glad to be able to keep up with Spanish and communicate with another "foreign" culture here.