Day 1: After an adventurous start, I went to the orientation. After the orientation, we moved to the classroom and started the jewelry-making class! I had about five years of experience in engraving in Japan, but I went back to my beginnings and started by cutting out a brass plate. I had five years of experience in metal engraving in Japan, but I went back to my beginnings and started by cutting out a brass plate. I struggled with drawing lines using a tool (compass) that I had never used in Japan, and I had trouble sawing straight lines and ended up with a rickety piece (sweat). In addition to […]