FROM http://foreignvolunteers.org (image courtesy Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters) I really didn’t know what to say about the one-year anniversary of the quake and tsunami. At 2:46 on March 11th the entirety of Japan apparently came to a standstill. From Shibuya crossing to Rikuzentakata, everybody just stopped what they were doing, whether they were in a grocery store or … Read more
FROM http://foreignvolunteers.org Today was an exciting day. The first round of play-sets were officially opened in Ishinomaki, courtesy Michael Anop’s phenomenal Playground of Hope initiative. Big thanks to Jamie El-Banna and the NPO It’s Not Just Mud for assembling the Miyagi sets! The project addresses a very real need for kids stuck in temporary housing to … Read more
FROM http://foreignvolunteers.org A break from weeding around a tsunami-damaged home – time for a debate about the TPP! (with thanks to Hai Huynh for permission to reproduce this photo here) Where are the Students? While volunteering with Meiji University students in … Read more