• 3.11—Devastation, Community and Rebuilding

  By now anyone reading this knows all about the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear reactor disasters that have hit Northern Japan this past month. While there was strong shaking in Shizuoka on March 11th, I have been fortunate living far enough way to not experience any damage. But I do have family and friends in ...

  Posted: April 16th, 2011 ˑ  Comments Closed
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  Oni ha Uchi…?!

  Update on the Setsubun festivities. After eating our big sushi rolls of eho-maki in the direction of South-Southeast we prepared for the throwing of the beans. Now one needs to have something to throw the beans at and for Setsubun one needs an oni (devil). So we masked our little devils. They weren’t too thrilled ...

  Posted: February 3rd, 2011 ˑ  Comments Closed
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• do I dare try to start up a we…

  do I dare try to start up a website/blog again?

  Posted: January 8th, 2011 ˑ  Comments Closed
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