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Posted on April 25, 2013 7 Comments
Spring is my favorite time in Japan, mainly because for two fleeting weeks, cherry blossoms emerge, luring the young and old outside to appreciate Japanese nature at its finest. Although cherry blossom season is over in Matsuyama, traces of fallen blossoms remain on the ground, reminding me to appreciate things or people who won’t always […]
Posted on March 13, 2013 Leave a Comment
I wrote an article for Japan Today about a new documentary on the two American victims killed in the tsunami two years ago. The film, Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story, is directed by Regge Life, who was recently in Tokyo premiering the story. Anderson, an American teacher living in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, was the […]
Posted on March 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
Before March 11, 2013 comes to a close in Japan in a few moments, I wanted to post a quick message. I spent today — the second anniversary of the great earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeast coast of Japan — at work completing my normal duties. But I was followed by a dark […]
Posted on January 17, 2013 2 Comments
Per my blogging tradition, below is a collection of 12 photos representing my 2012. In general, it was a good year, but also a challenging and emotional one, where I said many goodbyes, changed jobs and moved to a different part of Japan. I wish everyone a very prosperous and healthy 2013. あけましておめでとうございます！ JANUARY Toyama is […]
Posted on December 19, 2012 Leave a Comment
The Girl Who Looked Up With a challenging new job and new city in Japan to establish myself in, it’s been a tough few months. I like many things about Matsuyama City and Shikoku, but some days, I find myself thinking about Toyama and all that I left behind ( friends, people who I genuinely […]
Sheila Burt 