Reunited and it feels so good

Last week and the weekend brought some sweet reunions with old, older, and not-so-old friends. First, a high school classmate who I probably haven’t seen since we graduated happened to be in town for a week (he’s part Okinawan so this was his second time here and he already has a lot of connections on … Continue reading →

お疲れ！OTSUKARE!

HULA FOR JAPAN WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!!! I’ll definitely get around to talking about it more, but for now I’ll just say thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make it happen and who supported by coming to the event, eating food, and donating. So far we’ve raised ¥71,639 (that’s nearly $900)  from donation … Continue reading →

It’s all coming together!

9 skirts completed. 5 nearly completed. 4 more to go. 3 boys’ sashes done by Thursday. Event advertised. Faux flowers ready. Intros in Japanese and English almost all written. Couples’ dance almost completely taught. Parental online media consent forms to be discussed tomorrow morning (well, in a few hours). Final meeting with the restaurant manager … Continue reading →

No Hula, No Life

In the days following the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami on March 11th and after both failing to give blood for the first time in my life (stupid puny veins!) and feeling like my ¥10,000 note to the Red Cross was barely enough, I started to get this idea. Back in March a friend and fellow JET … Continue reading →