One of the things I loved most about volunteering was listening to the stories people told. My Japanese was more than a little rusty after six-ish years of disuse, so it took me a while to get back into conversing. But because I understood better than I could speak, I spent a lot of time…
A fisherman’s floats with the kanji for the family name sit unused outside a port near Ishinomaki, Japan. The area was a vibrant fishing and farming community that could not practice its industry during 2011. It’s been a challenge for me to get through editing these photographs from my November trip to Ishinomaki, Japan. It’s…
By now we all know the extent of the devastation last Friday’s 9.0 earthquake and the ensuing tsunamis brought to Japan’s eastern seaboard. I am ever-thankful that my host family and friends in Tokyo, and those I know throughout Japan are all alive and well, as are their friends and family. I’m still worried about…
People often ask me how and why I decided to use “persimmon” in my business name. It’s a good question. Unfortunately, it’s also a long story.To give you an idea, here’s the Top Ten reasons in a short list: I like persimmons I like Autumn, and persimmons are so autumnal The whole “first name, last…
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