Where Globe-Trotting meets Beach-Combing
I hate blogging without photos but I’m on the computer at the State Library in Sydney. This morning my friend Chrissy and I strolled through the Royal Botanic Gardens en route to Mcquaries Chair, which boasts some of the best views of the Sydney skyline, the Opera House and the Harbor Bridge. On the way…
The most important part of any trip’s preparation is selecting and cultivating a travel journal. Everybody knows this. Because while the rest of the crap you bring will prepare you for your touring, the journal prepares your memories. And which will last longer?? I have a couple of hat boxes full of carefully selected journals…
“Please fill out this invoice and mail it to our office within one month of the publication date of your article.” Ok, I can handle that. Wait…can I? It was time for a trip to the post office. Japan Post, here I come! To mail a standard sized letter within Japan, it costs 80 yen….
It was really warm and sunny for the first time (in my opinion) Saturday. The sun rarely conquers the clouds for more than an hour or two lately, so I headed directly for the pool. UV light has been proven to make you happy and give you a little fix in kind of the same…
Calligraphy class—so fun. The sensai, or teacher, and in full kimono no less, translates your name into kanji and brushes it gracefully across a practice sheet. Then she comes behind you and holds your hand to show you how to make the brush strokes. Then it’s just you, a brush and some ink, and a…
“The request Mr. Krueger, Christopher I become caring. There is request. As for 1 nail, I want to exchange an old pope in the place of the water supply meter from this pipe part at the water supply. This construction can do construction when absent. I report later what time to construct if it is…
I got to try the moribana style of ikebana at the most recent class. Ta-da! I also did a traditional arrangement with Turkish flowers. “That’s not their real name,” said the instructor, “but they grow in Turkey, so that’s what Japanese people call them.” She also explained that some western-style arrangements seem claustrophobic to her…
