by Lisa Twaronite Sone I used to volunteer at a nursing home . I would sign in at the front desk and then walk from room to room with my infant daughter, chatting with anyone who wanted to talk to a visitor. One day, I wandered into the full care wing of the building. I …Read More
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by Lisa Twaronite Sone Sweeping the dust, that used to be my job at Hounji. I also worked as a maid at a nearby hotel, but I liked being outside. So when my shifts there were over, I would walk over to the temple, pick up a broom and sweep for hours. It didn’t pay …Read More
1) Could you tell us a little about yourself?I moved to Japan to flee family expectations, and also to chase a guy. I first arrived in 1985 to study at Doshisha for a year, where I met the Kyoto native who would much later become my husband. He wasn’t the reason I came in the first …Read More
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