Girl In The Wind : Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair

Hi guys, sorry for the late post due I need to study for the mid term test at this week. Well, for giving my sorry, I want to post something that related with my childhood. Yaa, it means this is about around 14 years ago. When I search a song on my notebook, I found a song that related with one classic anime.

The name of the song is "Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair" by Stephen Foster. I felt miss the moment and also my childhood when I watch this anime, so I feel flashback and nostalgia when I hear this song. The name of the anime is "Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair" or in Japan named "Kaze No Naka No Shojo Kinpatsu No Jeni". I bet, my generation that born in 90's know this anime. This anime aired in Lativi and also in SpaceToon. The only anime that I like or maybe the one anime that I love until now is this anime. The songs, plot, character, setting, and the story line, I still remember until now. Before I tell furthermore about this anime, let me explain this anime originally from. This anime based on the 1854 song "Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair" by Stephen Foster, the American Composer. Stephen Foster is well known by his music in the American culture and history in 1800's such as "Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair", "Old Folks At Home", "Beautiful Dreamer", "Old Black Joe", "My Old Kentucky Home, Goodnight", "Hard Times Come Again No More", and so many other songs that popular in the American culture until now. So it means that this anime is based on the true story from the American history. So, let's start overview this anime.

Plot :
The story begins in a small town, Pennsylvania in 1838. Jeanie MacDowell is a cheerful and beautiful girl with light brown hair. Jeanie enjoys playing the piano and loves taking piano lessons from her mother. Steven, a good harmonica player, and Bill, a boy who is very good at playing the banjo, are great friends of Jeanie's. They enjoy playing music together like a small band. However, Jeanie's happy life changes dramatically after her mother suddenly passes away. Experiencing many difficulties and learning the importance of life, she decides to devote her life to helping many people suffering from illness. Interestingly, the series is a love story about the relationship between Steven and Jeanie-clearly a reference to Stephen Foster and his wife Jeanie.

Characters :
1. Jeanie MacDowell
2. Steven Foster
3. Bill 
4. Freddie MacDowell
5. Angela MacDowell
6. Diana
7. Big Joe
8. Mammy
9. Henry
10. Susan
11. Ms. Garland 
12. Betty
13. Cathy
14. Mora
15. Kanna
16. Conrad
17. Jason

From the anime above, I learn many things from that anime. I learn like the beautiful of friendship, relationship between your childhood friend, resolve together the  family conflict, wisely and take a best option on the problem and also I learn about American history and culture itself. Thanks to this anime for fill my childhood time, inspire me until now, giving some of the lessons that is usefull for me until now, and also give me the knowledge about Ameican history and culture itself. I hope, with a big hope, I can nostalgia and watch this anime once again and take me back to my childhood and all the memories that you give to me.