Show of hands, who has ever traveled with their family? Pretty much everybody? It’s different from traveling with friends, isn’t it? Whether you’re driving a few hours down the road or traveling around the world, each … [Read more...]
Every November, while the year’s crop of Nobel laureates plan their trips to Stockholm, another group of highly accomplished people gathers in Kyoto, to be honored for their contributions to humanity. Their accomplishments … [Read more...]
Like many second-language students, I am less than happy with my level of Japanese. After years of work, I would consider myself fluent, but still nowhere near the fabled “native level”. Although it seems impressive to my … [Read more...]