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Continue reading →: How “Words With Friends” is Altering My Brain
I have two friends to blame for getting me into “Words with Friends” (WWF) – the online app I play on my phone. Both of them thought that since I am a writer, I would be really good at it. Well, it turns out I suck at it. I’m better…
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Continue reading →: Our House, In the Middle of the Street
Is there a song with those lyrics?? Tokyo is one of the most populous cities in the entire world, and our family lives right in the center of it, within walking-minutes of the most popular attractions. However, another attractive thing about Tokyo is its quiet-ness. Our street is quiet. Our…
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Continue reading →: The Beit Shalom Choir at Yom Hashoah Services
Wednesday at sundown started the Jewish holiday of Yom Hashoah. Inaugurated in 1953, by Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion, the holiday commemorates the Holocaust and memorializes those who died therein. There are many ways to mark the holiday, and each Jewish community does it differently, but the common thread…
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Continue reading →: A New School Year in Japan!
There are several Japanese elementary schools near the high school where I teach. School began last Monday and all of a sudden there are kids everywhere. But not only are there kids everywhere, but adults too – all of them wearing bright green and orange safety vests. At first I…
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Continue reading →: More on Japanese Pedestrians
Since writing the two posts about the Japanese pedestrians reading too much on the road, and being annoyed by them, I have heard from many people telling me that they have the same problems in their various cities. I’ve heard from people in New York, Connecticut, Hong Kong, London, and…
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Continue reading →: The Shrine by School
One of my favorite things about Tokyo has always been the placement of shrines in seemingly random areas around the city. What I forget is that the shrines were there first – and the city was built around them. What I love is that there can be a conglomeration of…
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Continue reading →: Tomo – An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories
A few weeks ago I had the privilege of attending the launch of a very special and unique book, titled Tomo: An Anthology of Teen Stories. In it, both Western and Japanese writers contribute stories aimed at teens, about some aspect of Japan. Some of the stories are quake-focused, but…
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Continue reading →: I Miss Writing!
I am lucky that I have two passions: writing and teaching writing. For the past four years, I pursued just the writing and I wasn’t teaching at all. Some people claimed it was a waste of a good doctorate, but I didn’t care – I just worked on my freelance…
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Continue reading →: Suzuki Violin Concert – A Benefit for Tohoku that Personifies Japan
On Tuesday, my daughter participated in a Suzuki Association of Japan concert to benefit the Tohoku region. The whole thing was done with typical Japanese style and organization, and it was a wonderful experience (mostly) that we won’t soon forget. Forget for a moment that Sydney is 9, and I…
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Continue reading →: The Same, Yet Different
A few weeks ago I was in the U.S. celebrating my grandmother’s 90th birthday. When I’m there, I like to stock up on things I don’t get in Japan – a few things like my hair products, some American-style medications, and some paper goods. I thought it would be a…
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