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Baird Brightman's avatar

Kana is a fresh and welcome voice here on Substack. Thanks for giving her a platform to share more of herself, ZM. The Q&A format is very illuminating (with the right questions, of course).

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ZM Spalter's avatar

Thank you Baird. I think Kana's doing interesting work in Kamikatsu and I've learned a lot about a rural and more traditional pace of life in Japan from reading her substack - it seems vastly different from my experience living in Tokyo. With few exceptions, I've lived in cities my whole life but I understand the appeal, even the necessity, of a different way and pace.

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Mike Fu's avatar

Nice range of thought-provoking questions! 🌞

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ZM Spalter's avatar

Thank you Mike, it's slowly occurring to me I ought to do a something like this with my family - not for Substack - but because I realize I don't know the answers to these questions from many of the people who matter to me most.

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Kana Chan's avatar

Thank you so much for including me in your collection of interviews. Such thoughtful questions!

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ZM Spalter's avatar

Thanks for participating Kana. I admire the work you are putting in to create a meaningful and fulfilling life in Kamikatsu. I enjoy reading your substack and I'll be picking up a copy of Big Panda and Tiny Dragon some time this summer 😊

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smlltwnq's avatar

Beautiful as always Z ❤️❤️❤️

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ZM Spalter's avatar

Thank you my friend! 🥰

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