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Continue reading →: Constructions Signs – Taking Politeness To A New Level
I’d like to share this sign I saw on the street the other day: This is pretty typical for a sign in Tokyo. If you really look at it, the man in the picture is bowing. This is a sign near a construction site, and the sign is warning pedestrians…
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Continue reading →: THE BOOK IS HERE!
In stores on January 21 – and available now for preorder on Amazon.jp: http://tinyurl.com/6jshbc3
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Continue reading →: Japanese Lessons – Common Usage
I’m very lucky to have friends who can instruct me on common usage of Japanese. This week’s entry is particularly relevant to those of us who are turning or have recently turned 40, so enjoy! Everyone knows that in English, especially in the U.S., we say that forty is the…
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Continue reading →: Sneak Peek Sunday
Only one or two more weeks until my book, Lost With Translation from D21 Publications, arrives in stores and on Amazon.com! I will announce the exact date when I have it. In the meantime, here’s a little taste of what you’ll see in it! Beware of the Dread of Aflo! …
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Continue reading →: Lessons Learned – It’s Not Selfish to Fulfill Your Own Needs
As a writer, I spend part of every day alone. Writing is simply not a group activity. When I’m back in the U.S. with my family, I spend all of every day with various family members or friends. Writing doesn’t happen often. While I wouldn’t trade the special time I…
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Continue reading →: A Change of Scenery
For the past two weeks I’ve been at my parents’ house and when we leave from here on Friday, we go to my brother-in-law’s house in Connecticut for one more week. It’s not a vacation. It’s just, what my mother calls, a change of scenery. I still have to cook,…
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Continue reading →: Sneak Peek Sunday!
My book, Lost With Translation, is scheduled for publication this winter. Enjoy this little snippet! These poor little dumplings. Let’s not make fun of them just because they’re not as smart as other dumplings. I know it’s not a huge error, but it’s certainly a classic one!!
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Continue reading →: Getting Old is not for Sissies
I always learn a lot of lessons when making the trip from Japan to the U.S. to see my family. This time, however, I seem to be learning more than usual about life in general. My family is big – but beyond big, they’re close and in-your-face perpetually. I will…
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Continue reading →: Fashion, Tokyo Style
I was walking with my friend Ann recently and we came upon this dress in the window of a bridal shop, of all things. Ann pointed out that this one dress was emblematic of Tokyo fashion. “If one bow is good, then five must be better,” she said, pointing at…
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