Celebration dinner

We had a special dinner before training begins because about half of the people are only taking the first 3 days of workshops, and the other half are staying on to do the intensive training. We went to a little restaurant where they had a pre-fixe dinner with tons of little bites of sushi, sashimi, tempura, veggies, and noodles that were delicious. The group was very convivial, and we learned a little more about each other. 3 out of the 4 of us in Noh are teachers (Yay!). One woman sells kimono and wanted to learn more about traditional arts to help her be a better salesperson. I'm going to miss her. She's in the lovely kimono above, and is so elegant. One woman is from Brazil and speaks English, Spanish, Japanese, and of course, Portuguese!