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Some contrasts between Japan and China

Within minutes of checking us into our hotel room, our Japanese hostess took us out for a nighttime walk through the streets of Tokyo. We had no particular plan at that point, so we just wandered around, stepping into a … Continue reading

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The joy of learning to read

When I was small, my father would read to me almost every night.  For a while, Hop on Pop by Dr. Suess was my absolute favorite book.  I made my father read it it to me so often that I … Continue reading

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