Three Fun Fiction Reads Across Japan, Canada and USA

Three Fun Fiction Reads Across Japan, Canada and USA

  I’m happy to report that in the first 3 months of the year, I have made great progress on  my reading list. Given my decision early in the year to ‘savor’ the things in my life that give me joy, I should have read fewer books. With that goal in mind, I began...
Book Review – Two Japanese Novels

Book Review – Two Japanese Novels

  When the Olympics fever began to rise, despite the new normal of our lives that is being held hostage by the rise and fall of Covid-19 cases, I turned towards books about Japan or by Japanese authors. To be perfectly honest, I have been gravitating towards...
Figuring out the rules of love

Figuring out the rules of love

The Forty Rules Of LoveBy Elif ShafakLet us choose one another as companions!Letus sit at each other’s feet!Inwardly we have many harmonies – think notThat we are only what we see                            An Eggshell Named LifeIn an open-air hall in Konya in...
Uncovering the secret to a long life – Ikigai

Uncovering the secret to a long life – Ikigai

Ikigai – The Japanese secret to a long and happy life By Hector Garcia and Francesc MirallesI had seen the Venn diagram representing the concept of Ikigai long before I picked up this book at a friend’s home. Like so much else about Japan, the pale cover with a...

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