by Amarden | May 14, 2017 | Adventures of an Expat Writer in Japan
Dear Son, When I met you, my Valentine’s Day surprise, I labored (literally) under the impression that I was opening my heart to you, my new little person, my son. Surrounded by pink and red balloons, I held you to my breast and promised you the world. Now I...
by Amarden | May 12, 2017 | Adventures of an Expat Writer in Japan
I shuffle through the crowd to the front and step into the first open space I see. Water bubbles over the stone fountain, the sound accompanied by people spitting all around me. I try to remember what I’m supposed to do next. Maybe just a peek at the woman next...
by Amarden | May 9, 2017 | Adventures of an Expat Writer in Japan
There are no Cadillac Escalades in Japan. No Expeditions, Yukons, or Range Rovers either. Imagine all the super-sized and mid-sized SUVs and 95% of the CUVs (including CR-Vs and RAV4s) and take them off the road. Japan doesn’t have them. There are a lot of kei...
by Amarden | May 7, 2017 | Adventures of an Expat Writer in Japan
On a walk yesterday my 4-year-old reached down and plucked a flower from a grassy spot. “Look, Mom,” he beamed as he thrust the bloom at me, “dandelion!” I took it and rubbed the petals on his forearm to “make butter” just as my...
by Amarden | May 6, 2017 | Adventures of an Expat Writer in Japan
Meet the Black Kite, or as I named it yesterday, “Son of a b**** almost bit me!” That’s right, today I’m getting real. Another American woman chuckled and told me that’s the sea hawk, but after a little googling I learned it’s...
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