Category Archives: Japan
A Truly Blessed Easter
I can count on my hand the number of times I have cried out of happiness. There is something very genuine about bubbling into tears when you are smiling. Crying when you are upset or angry happens easily enough, but to be so incredibly happy you can’t contain it—I think it is an emotion we […]
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The Season for Cherry Blossoms
Now that it is April in Japan, the cherry blossoms are everywhere. If you are unlucky enough to be allergic you might as well lock yourself inside, because there is no escape. The entire country is overflowing with this pinkish white flower. My Japanese teacher and friends all mention their plans for hanami over the […]
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While I am still working on my Spring Break update, Episode #3, and my experience with the cherry blossoms, here’s something to tide you over… My friend Brian and I made a short video to demonstrate recycling in Japan. It’s just something he wanted to pull together real quick, but it was fun. Meh. See […]
The Battle
The Battle Music (It is my favorite song from The Chronicles of Narnia for your enjoyment, and for dramatic effect…) There is a battle going on here. Sword brandished, jaw set and head held high. It is early morning and far across the agreed battlefield I can see my opponent. My army is ready to […]
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A Frozen Watch
Time is frozen. I am staring at the broken remains of a watch stopped at exactly 8:15. 63 years ago it stopped working; it is a timestamp—an artifact of history that makes everything real. I don’t know how long it took, or whether or not his family found his body. I don’t know his last […]
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