Take an adventure With your best friends Eat local food Look at local art Enjoy the park cats Unique buildings Bicycle Enthusiasm Go to an island Enjoy the flowers Feed the rabbits Celebrate life by living {Fukuoka, Japan is beautiful. Visit Nokoshima Island Park, the park is gorgeous and has breathtaking views. The Fukuoka Art [...]

Filed under: adventure, Art, travel on May 29th, 2012 | 1 Comment »

Buddha’s birthday last year It’s pretty neat to live in a country that deems Buddha’s birthday as a national holiday. It means the city is filled with lanterns, and if you hike to a temple at night you will be mesmerized by the illuminated temple sky. Buddhism has been a part of my life since [...]

Filed under: adventure, Now, Teaching on May 25th, 2012 | No Comments »

To all the beautiful mothers I know:   You are strong   You are fearless   &  I admire you.   Today is a special day for you! Take a minute to appreciate yourself.   Pick some flowers.   Make some tea.   Paint your nails.   You are fantastic, inspiring, hard-working, caring, and every [...]

Filed under: Now on May 13th, 2012 | No Comments »

I have been keeping myself awake at night, listening to the way my heart beats trying to keep count trying to understand the change in rhythm thinking about my last 4 months in Korea changing the landscape changing continents working on a zoo speaking spanish passion glaciers the patagonia trying to contain all the wonder [...]

Filed under: Now on May 9th, 2012 | No Comments »

With sunny temperatures and snacks packed, we headed to Seoul for the 51 + music festival.  Last year was entertaining, and this year the location was on the edge of a park at a liberal arts college. Maundrie Fox played, along with Yamagata Tweakster {acoustic set}, Trampauline, and some new bands to my ears. Taking over [...]

Filed under: adventure, Music, travel on May 8th, 2012 | No Comments »

Tadashi Kawamata was born in 1953 in Hokkaido, Japan. He lives and works in Paris and Tokyo. According to the  ArchDaily,  Tadashi Kawamata, a Japanese sculptor and installer, is known for creating urban spaces that utilize simple materials.  Often times, Kawamata selects an single item, whether it is a material or an object, that becomes [...]

Filed under: Art, Now on May 7th, 2012 | 1 Comment »