
From My Morning Walk: Photos of My Neighborhood, Thoughts on My Bilingual Journey
Most mornings, after my kids head off to school, I take a walk through the neighborhood before I begin my work for the day. (I work from home, as a writer and teacher.) A 20-minute stroll isn’t much exercise, I know, but it keeps me from turning completely into a large vegetable and also offers a little quiet time where I’m alone with my thoughts. While I generally stick to the same route through our residential corner of Hiroshima, Japan,