2007

Japan-Kyoto

“I am in the famous bullet train going 200+ miles an hour quietly and smoothly. It left precisely at the scheduled time and, I am sure, will arrive on the dot. Beautiful countryside – a flat plain bordered by steep hills and mountains, many more traditional looking houses than in the cities I have seen so far, rice paddies, and then tunnels, lots and lots of tunnels…” continue.

Japan-Tokyo

“I am sitting in the Forest Hongo hotel dining room listening to NPR with an ear-bud, sipping coffee, reading email, and writing. I am sitting here, next to a window facing other buildings because the hotel itself doesn’t have internet so I am pirating a signal from some kind neighboring business…” continue.

Japan-Sendai

“I’m off, seat 11H Business Class, United Airlines flight to Tokyo. On the video I’m watching Mrs. Potter a biopic about the life and work of Beatrix Potter. A nice story, quite sentimental and romantic. I don’t know why, but watching it really chokes me up, really. This seems a regular event on overseas flights: watching sentimental movies about human connections and love and then feeling all choked up…” continue.