Rui, I am happy that my email elicited quite a few responses. We are looking forward to Kyoto. Thanks for mentioning Prof. Marinho Livares. Goans have gone far one might say!
Reagards, Venantius >I know there was one Goan teaching Portuguese at a Tokyo University (Sofia >university?), for many years. He is Marinho �lvares, from Loutulim, and is >probably retired by now. When I was in Japan in 1999 I thought of looking >for him, but my 10 days there were too busy for that. >Wish you a nice stay, my wife and I enjoyed every moment of it, especially >Kyoto, it's precious. I found Japan to be the most civilised country in the >world. > >Rui Manuel Colla�o > >Lisbon > > >>From: Venantius J Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Subject: [Goanet]Re: Any Goans in Japan? >>Date: Sun, 29 Feb 2004 11:39:38 -0500 >> >>Hello folks, >>We will be visiting Japan for a month starting March 4, and would like to >>meet any Goan residents in Kyoto, Hiroshima, Osaka, Nara, Kyushu-Fukuoka, >>Nagasaki & Kagoshima, Kochi; Hokkaido, Miyagi, Shizuoka, Kanagawa, Tokyo >>and places that maybe be nearby to these. Cecilia and I will be in Kyoto, >>Hiroshima and Tokyo for a few days where I will be studying some hanga >>carving/printing, sketching and the rest will be spent blitzing across on >>the Japan Rail pass. >> >>Our stays are planned. However, I am particularly keen on meeting people, >>sharing visual ideas and experiencing a Japanese tempered Goan-ness if one >>has indeed evolved. >> >>Any response will be much appreciated, >> >> >>Venantius J Pinto + Cecilia Castelino-Pinto >> >> 664 West 163 Street, #57 >>New York, NY 10032-4527 >>USA >> >> >> >>########################################################################## >># Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # >># PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # >># More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # >># Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # >>########################################################################## > >_________________________________________________________________ >Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail > > >########################################################################## ># Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # ># PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # ># More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # ># Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # >########################################################################## 664 West 163 Street, #57 New York, NY 10032-4527 USA ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
