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One month in Tohoku: the ladies of Shimizudahamadanchi

I’m going to have to choose one thing to write about otherwise I’ll end up writing 5000 words each day and getting no sleep at all, which, if I get woken at 5:30am by an earthquake like I did today, isn’t going to help me get through the month at all! So today I’m going [...]

One month in Tohoku: snow, staying warm, the barber shop, Robert’s a hero, and half the coats are gone!

Today was my first full day here — and I am so glad I drove up yesterday because I woke up to thick snow covering everything. It’s really soft powdery snow here and was actually quite beautiful to wake up to, hiding the wasteland that is here now, as I had thought last night during [...]

Arrived in Oshika-hanto

I’m now sitting in my pajamas in Ohara Community Centre, with Seiji, Hiroyuki, the man who likes big English bottoms, and a couple of volunteers; having just finished an unexpected shabu shabu feast. The drive up here was lovely — I think when I came here before it was dark so we didn’t get to [...]

My month in Tohoku starts tomorrow

So little Mavis (the car) is jam-packed to the roof with 91 coats, 20 hats, six pairs of gloves, 14 scarves, two electric blankets, three pairs of ski pants, 14 fleeces, two blankets, seven knitted dolls, and one pair of ski boots. I literally cannot get anything else in there — I had to leave [...]

英語でハマッコ』春のセミナー２０１2

Pasting the Japanese announcement about my talk on Sunday …. 英語でハマッコ』春のセミナー２０１2 「英語で聴く世界の中の日本」レクチャーシリーズNO.16 British lady’s adventure in Japan –through her professional and personal life. 英語（通訳なし）講師　：　キャロライン　ポーヴァー女史イギリス人。１９９６年に来日以降、英語教師から始まって、現在は、著作、出版，講演、カウンセリングなど、多方面で活躍。著作では、『アスク　キャロライン』　“Being A Broad in Japan” ‘Guide to International Schools in Japan” イギリス人女性から、日本の印象、イギリスのこと色々聞いてみませんか。開催日時　；　2012年1月２1日（土曜日）。時間　　：　午前9時45分から12時まで（受付は９時２０分から）場所　　：　関内ホール　“小ホール” 　　JR関内駅下車徒歩６分、市営地下鉄関内駅９番出口下車徒歩３分　　　MM線馬車道駅下車徒歩４分。 http://kannaihall.jp/access/index.html 申し込み（先着順）；名前・住所・電話/Fax・ E-mail（あれば）記載し深井直子宛。 TEL/Fax　の場合　　：045-710-6546 E-mailの場合　　　：naofukai@jcom.home.ne.jp 個人情報厳守　　会費　　；　　１人　￥７００．（会場受付でお支払いください）　　　　　主催　：　英語でハマッコ（Amity Yokohama） [...]

Guidance

Yesterday I caught up with an old friend for lunch, after which she said she’d like to do my tarot cards. I’m not particularly into that kind of thing but I do think they can help people clarify and organise their thoughts when they might need some help in making decisions or knowing which direction [...]

Home is where the heart is?

I’m having such a great time catching up with people — last night I met up with my friends Andrew and Yuriko. I’ve often written about them; in fact there is a whole chapter inspired by my friendship with Andrew in Ask Caroline. Andrew and I have always been good friends and his wife Yuriko [...]

Campaign for Body Confidence

Now and again I connect with other people that are writing about or working in the area of positive body image, and tell them about my TED Talk. Recently I connected with Jo Swinson, an MP in the UK who has launched a Campaign for Body Confidence. She asked me to write a little something [...]

350 words for Embrace Transition

Embrace Transition asked its writers to come up 350 words about what they leave behind in 2011, and what they carry forward into 2012. Here are mine …… 2011 was the year when practically every area of my life got a bloody good shake-up. The events of March 11th made look at things in my [...]

Back in Japan after seven months away!

Oh it’s good to be back! I love that walk from the plane through the little gangways, then to immigration before collecting your baggage. I was beaming at the immigration guy as he stamped my passport this morning — he must have wondered what on earth was wrong with me but seemed quite willing to [...]

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