On Monday this
week, I had the opportunity to visit Ikebana Club! I was so interested in
seeing what it would be like because I have never done flower arranging before,
and we don’t really have anything similar in New Zealand. It turns out you need
a lot of patience and attention to detail for it! It was so cool to see the
pile of leaves and flowers coming together beautifully while trying to follow
the right angles and positioning. Since it was only my first time doing it, I
wasn’t that good, but it was pretty amazing to see the students’ arrangements
and all the things they’ve learned to do with the flowers over time! Namiki
sensei’s arrangement was beautiful too! I also read up a little bit on the
history and meaning of flower arrangement and I thought it was really great how
the arrangements are a reflection of your personality. I had a lot of fun
meeting everyone in Ikebana Club and I hope I can visit more clubs soon and
learn more about the students and what they like to do. I’m especially
interested in learning more about dance club!
