aud’acious

When I was a girl, there were four views from our second story flat in subtropical Okinawa. My two favorites were the East China Sea in the distance and the private Japanese rock garden that our landlord kept. The other two views were of an apartment building and a busy Japanese neighborhood. There was only one English channel and it had no commercials–only US Servicemen announcements. I was isolated from American culture. My dad was gone most of the time–he was a pilot. So, we absorbed American culture a little from school and from what my mom leaked to us. She listened to classical, Rogers & Hammerstein’s musicals, and the Carpenters. When I got to the US at 10 1/2, I was pretty socially awkward. What does “fam” mean anyway?(as in “how’s your fam?”) People thought I was a little strange. If you’re American you’re supposed to know certain things. I wouldn’t listen to classical on purpose when I first got to the US. I never could really get into Pop music, though. I spent the next few years..and even now sometimes.. trying to avoid questions like, “What’s your favorite band/group/singer/actor/ress/etc”? Somehow, though, and it’s only been recently, I have come full circle. I’m letting myself love classical music. Don’t get me wrong. There are definitely places and times that only Pop will do. I also like listening to Pop with other people. I still like the music which scored my childhood.