What should we do when everything falls apart? I think our education system is missing one of the most important lessons in life: how to cope with disappointment. They teach us how to dream big and strive for success, but not how to change course when life doesn't go according to plan. It's easy to say, …
It was 2014. I was living in Melbourne. It was a cold spring night, and I was looking up the moon from the doorway of my house. It was my first time to see a total lunar eclipse. The moon was going wane. Well, at least it looked so to my eyes. Honestly, I couldn’t tell …
"So you have travelled to quite a lot of places. Which country did you like the most?" One day, my friend who was planning her next summer trip asked me. That's such a difficult question, I stunned. I loved every single place I've ever been to, and it seemed to make no sense to compare …
Cherry blossoms are very popular in my country Japan. It is considered a symbol of Japanese beauty. Every year when spring approaches, every newspaper, every radio and television station start to forecast a prospective flowering day. When I say I’m Japanese, people instantly assume that I adore cherry blossoms like most Japanese do. Well, I …
A Thousand Years 