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Sakura 12 Apr 2012 | 07:21 pm
Tiny pink petals fly along the pavement as I walk to school. Blown by the wind, they dance and soar by the hundreds– delighted to be alive. I feel their joy. In this brief, beautiful seas...
the best that it can 12 Mar 2012 | 02:09 am
One year ago today I left for school with nothing in my mind except the fact that I had no meetings that day, and was finally going to be able to clean and organize my office. I did not know that it w...
you’re never too smart to do something utterly stupid (OR) how I missed my international flight back to Japan 13 Jan 2012 | 12:45 am
Background: I visited my U.S. family in the Detroit area this past Christmas. My daughters and other relatives traveled to see me, and we had a family reunion. My husband, Ike, could not come. Followi...
Tonga 18 Nov 2011 | 12:16 am
Our annual school festival was this past Saturday and Sunday, and as always, it was a lot of hard work, and a lot of fun. Most schools in Japan, from elementary schools on up through universities, hav...
the newsletter 8 Nov 2011 | 03:02 am
It’s the time of year when I start to think about writing my annual newsletter to send out in December. But somehow this year, I am reluctant. I’ve been wondering just why that is. I’ve always loved l...
adventures in rice paddies 23 Oct 2011 | 12:50 pm
I wrote the following one year ago this month. *************************** It always starts the same way. We are in the car on some outing and we run into heavy traffic. It might be due to rush hour...
the magic power of house-cleaning 27 Sep 2011 | 11:57 pm
When Ike picked me up at the airport after my U.S. trip at the end of August, he had bought a new book. “Look what I’ve been reading,” he said, and handed it to me. It had a photo of a very pretty, v...
the chinese woman 10 Sep 2011 | 07:29 pm
The date was August 30th of this year. I had just spent three weeks in the U.S. visiting family and friends, and was on my way back to Japan. The gate waiting area for the flight from Chicago O’Hare t...
we’ll see what happens 23 Jun 2011 | 03:03 am
This is going to be the summer that I learn to do without air-conditioning, both at home and at school. Without the nuclear reactors in Fukushima, there simply will not be enough power for the Tokyo a...
the least I can do 9 Jun 2011 | 12:30 am
My classes began at the end of April and since then I have been quite busy. They’ve given me new duties this year in addition to a full class-load. I am happy to be back at work. At a faculty get-toge...
