A Teaching Opportunity is coming this weekend. From the preparation, I get quite

A Teaching Opportunity is coming this weekend. From the preparation, I get quite nervous. Before/During the workshop, needless to say, my nervousness would skyrocket. Many encourage me by saying “Don’t Worry, You will be fine”, and “You have been doing this for years, right?”. Yes, this is my 6th year of teaching Sashiko, and I know what I will be teaching. I believe I will be fine. However, I would never be able to take it easy as it is “One Opportunity” for me where I get to deliver the message.
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It may be the ◯◯th Sashiko Workshop for me. A student may be one of many to me. However, to the student, in most cases, this is their First Time to learn Sashiko from me. I have numbers of “Returning Students”, but they are rare. So, it is always my last chance to deliver. It may sound exaggerated, but I feel I put my life on the line. This is the commitment I make to Teaching. I am teaching/sharing my life there – and it is my responsibility to make sure that the chance students gave me would be inspirational, meaningful, entertaining, and “understanding (Eye-Opening)”.
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Starting tomorrow, I am so excited to meet 12 new Sashiko Stitchers. I will do everything to deliver the message (including technique & mindset). Once the Workshop Starts, my mind will be always toward the “teaching”, until the moment of me saying “I hope you see now why I say Sashiko is more than stitching”. It is my mission to fill the gap that Sashiko introduced in English is missing.
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無事、ミネアポリスに到着して明日のワークショップに臨みます。ミネアポリス、市内は初めてなのですが、20年前には度々踏み入れた空港だったりします。当時ノースウエスト航空という、なかなかに渋い航空会社がありまして（今はデルタ航空に吸収合併）、そのハブ空港だった為、よく利用していた場所でした。
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20年経つと見る風景も全然違いますが、刺し子から逃げる為の留学で使っていた空港に、今度は刺し子を教える為に足を踏み入れるというのも、なかなか洒落が聞いているなと。
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毎回のことですが、「教えることの責任」を感じながら3日間を過ごそうと思います。簡単に情報が手に入るようになった今、教えることへの恐怖心を感じる人は減ってしまっているのかもしれませんが、この6年間で層になった教える事の怖さを噛み締めながら、その上で思いっきり楽しんでもらえる時間にできたらなと思っています。写真…頑張って撮ります（笑）
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2024-06-28 07:43:16

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