Last week, I shared a bit about choosing kanji for my kids’ names. After we’d gone through the challenge for their given names, I realized that we needed kanji for our last name, which I imagined to be quite difficult. Many years ago, someone had mentioned a few options which I brought up to my… Continue reading Family Name
Month: March 2024
All in a Name
It’s the end of the school year and I’ve been in the process of getting “all the things” that everyone needs: crayons, pencils, bottles of glue, notebooks, new school indoor shoes, etc. And labels. So many labels. Sticker labels of all sizes. Laminated ones. Iron-on ones. Sew-on ones. Gym clothes labels. Swimsuit labels. All the… Continue reading All in a Name
Graceful Exits
Well, guys… Are you still there? I’m still here. And I’d like you to know that I’ve survived the lowest ranks of PTA. I was quite nervous to begin with and my initial interactions within the meetings were quite humbling. But after several meetings, events and countless messages and confirmations and relays of information and… Continue reading Graceful Exits
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