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December 2022

Lights, Colonel, Cake!
This December marks my fourth Christmas in Tokyo and celebrating the holiday here is both a familiar and unique affair.
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Good Grief
Though I am oceans apart from family and those I’ve loved longest, due to the pandemic, I have been afforded the opportunity to attend gatherings for…
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November 2022

Seeing Without Looking
It was months before I realized that the bulky red boxes sprouting from the sidewalk were mailboxes.
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October 2022

Vending Machines & Honor Boxes
It's autumn in Tokyo and that means the city's many vending machines just got a tiny bit more awesome than they already are.
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On Halloween
I did not go trick-or-treating when I was a child but All Hallows' Eve remains my favorite holiday.
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September 2022

Make 'Em Say Uhn
Does the Language We Speak Inform the Way We Listen?
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My House is Not a Home Without Books
The books we select telegraph so much about who we are, what we aspire to, what we value and what we revere.
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August 2022

July 2022

Accentuate the Positive
How much longer before New York accents disappear?
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On Feeling Safe
The Absence of Gun Violence and Home
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