When I first arrived here, I pondered a lot about what this next year would mean. Since I was new to this place and literally had no… Read more “Discipline”
Month: January 2016
I <3 うどん (Udon)
Thank you to やすこ (Yasuko) for taking me to およべ うどん (Oyobe Udon)…とても おいしかった!! …it was DELICIOUS!!!! Made me so happy!!
しかた が ない
I’ve been hearing this phrase quite often living here in Japan: しかた が ない (shikata ga nai) or しよう が ない (shou ga nai – not even… Read more “しかた が ない”
Meekness
People speak approvingly of someone going ballistic in the face of even a slight offense. Feminist rage is presumably justified on the basis of the acceptability of… Read more “Meekness”
Shield Your Joyous Ones
In one of the books I am reading, the author includes a prayer that goes: Tend your sick ones, O Lord Jesus Christ; Rest your weary ones;… Read more “Shield Your Joyous Ones”
I know my excessive shopping days are over but…
… I’m still all about economic shopping! These shoes were only $12!!! And skirt only $20 (for quality material!!!). Score. Now I just have to wait for… Read more “I know my excessive shopping days are over but…”
Japanese Cooking Class
Tonight we learned how to make Chawan-Mushi!
Forgiving / Asking to be Forgiven: A Poem
Everyone has a history Of suffering and pain – Nations of a distant past, Nations today. Blood of our Fathers, Our Mothers with fears, Their children are… Read more “Forgiving / Asking to be Forgiven: A Poem”