{"id":4898,"date":"2019-09-20T19:33:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-20T19:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/magazine\/?p=4898"},"modified":"2023-05-24T17:56:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T17:56:12","slug":"a-moment-you-know-youll-never-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/magazine\/2019\/09\/20\/a-moment-you-know-youll-never-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"“A Moment You Know You’ll Never Forget”"},"content":{"rendered":"

When my older brother <\/strong>and I were little kids, my parents periodically hosted meetings at our house. We were responsible enough to behave ourselves down the hall, especially when given a large bowl of popcorn, a movie, and my parents\u2019 king-sized bed as our \u201cboat\u201d to keep us occupied for an hour or so. Eventually, though, we\u2019d devolve to poring over the sparkly baubles like the Est\u00e9e Lauder Private Collection bottle on my mother\u2019s dresser, or digging through the closet and trying to walk in shoes that were way too big for our feet.<\/p>\n

But my favorite activity was \u201cthe listening game.\u201d We\u2019d take turns quietly opening the door and sticking our heads out into the hall ever so slightly to listen to the conversation. When there was laughter, the listener would duck back into the room and share the grown-up secret that had been revealed.<\/p>\n

Almost 40 years later I got to play a new listening game, this time tucked behind my camera picking up the sights and sounds of the Glee Club\u2019s first-ever tour of Taiwan.<\/p>\n

Imagine two coach buses with fancy fringed curtains, crocheted seat covers, and 45 students pulling away from the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport for a concert tour. There\u2019s a haze of chatter, a little sleeping, and some singing. Lots of singing. Even after a 15-hour flight that began on Sunday, crossed the international date line, and ended in the wee hours of Tuesday morning, they\u2019re still singing!<\/p>\n

Here are some of the \u201csecrets\u201d from their 11-day, 13-concert adventure:<\/p>\n

\u2022 I\u2019m not really sure about this, but we\u2019re just going to go for it. \u2013 Accompanist Cheryl Everett, upon hearing her 21st Glee Club tour would be in Taiwan.<\/p>\n

\u2022 I joined Glee Club on a dare and found a family. \u2013 Joseph Julian \u201922, during a Q & A with Taiwanese high school students about college life.<\/p>\n

\u2022 There have been 14 earthquakes since you\u2019ve been here. \u2013 Our host, John Stevenson, at the 921 Earthquake Museum, which commemorates the 7.3 magnitude quake in 1999 that killed 2455 people.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Tasting the food of different cultures is such an intimate way to get to know them. The culture literally becomes part of you as you consume it. \u2013Yongjin Yi \u201919<\/p>\n

\u2022 It was probably just a snake. I\u2019ll go check. \u2013 John Stevenson, after the restaurant staff came running out of the kitchen screaming. (It was just a rat.)<\/p>\n

\u2022 I found this piece for nine players on one piano. The first note is all 88 keys being struck at once. \u2013 Cheryl Everett, introducing the nine-student piano ensemble at concerts.<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cIt\u2019s not often you are in a moment you know you will never forget.\u201d \u2013 Liam Buckley \u201922, on the winding road to the tea plantation.<\/p>\n

Photos and text by Kim Johnson<\/em><\/p>\n

Uncommon Senses<\/h3>\n

My work is capturing light, but the sounds, smells, and tastes of Taiwan were as unforgettable as the sights.<\/p>\n

\u2022 the rosy, jasmine smell of drying mountain oolong tea leaves<\/p>\n

\u2022 garbage trucks make music\u2014trash day sounds like music on toy pianos<\/p>\n

\u2022 the creamy flavor of Jin Xuan tea<\/p>\n

\u2022 Taiwan\u2019s legendary stinky tofu really is<\/p>\n

\u2022 the screeeeetch! of the police whistle on the train platform<\/p>\n

\u2022 the sweet smell of honeysuckle (takes me home!)<\/p>\n

\u2022 the fresh smell of rain coming in from the ocean<\/p>\n

\u2022 \u201cEncore! Encore\u201d\u2014that sound never gets old!<\/p>\n

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See more\u00a0photos from the trip:<\/p>\n

Album One
\n<\/a>Album Two<\/a>
\nAlbum Three<\/a>
\nAlbum Four<\/a>
\nAlbum Five
\n<\/a>Album Six
\n<\/a>Album Seven<\/a><\/p>\n

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