“You’re not going to like this…” my mom said on the phone. “What?” I asked. “Your brother will be staying in your room because he and his wife need the double bed.” My immediate…
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Micro is “in.” Micro-meetups, micro-finance, micro-philanthropy, microskirts have been in, out, up & down. The latest micro is microaggression! The topic is bubbling over in Tokyo since being introduced by a popular and sometimes controversial…
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On March 12, one day after the earthquake I received this email: Hi Kimberly, There was huge earthquake yesterday. I have not experienced such big before. Are you OK? Everything is fine? If you…
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business culture & community social media & technologySocial Entrepreneurship: Stinking of patchouli or smelling of roses?
I work in Yoyogi, and have always loved this little nook of Tokyo. It’s a great neighborhood, a little upscale, lots of nice places to eat, not overwhelming to walk around, very close to…
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My favorite part of Nic’s new motherhood post was her sweet husband blurting out how she was still sexy. In today’s enlightened times men have more awareness of female sexuality (clitoris, g-spot, right?) and…
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Of course I’m starting this post at 2:45 AM when I promised myself it would be up by midnight, but hey, I’m a nocturnal creative person ~ true to form, but sometimes I get…
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Sometimes it’s a no brainer; sometimes it’s a painful choice; should we do what we love or should we make money? Thankfully, moving to Japan, for the most part has allowed me to do…
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A powerful magnitude 9.0 earthquake shook Japan on March 11th at 2:46 PM followed by a tsunami with enough force to demolish entire cities, tens of thousands of lives were lost. I walked to…