Finally a Rainy Season worthy of its name! It has basically been flooding in Shimonoseki (if not all of the […]

I’m at the First International Conference on Auto/Biography listening to a twenty-minute speech turn into a forty-minute speech in Chinese […]

This morning I had a continental breakfast: bread and cheese with a strong cup of coffee. If I would’ve had […]

I counted (on my fingers and toes and a few other body parts!) last night the number of days I […]

I’m at Mister Donut (“Yes! Healthy.” is the new slogan campaign!) at the Sea Mall, listening to the last lines […]

Yesterday I had a wonderful time with my sensei. He talks nostalgically about the American occupation after WWII, eagerly speaks […]