Aaron\’s Blog

When I went to Okinawa in March, I saw many strange creatures, especially this half-lion, half-dragon sort of fellow, called a shisa.  Have you ever seen a shisa before?

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One thing I would really like to do is become a painter. I have always admired people who are able to express themselves with color and form, wheras I have always felt myself to be better at communicating in the abstract, linguistic, and intellectual levels. So, in order to achieve a better balance [...]

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Laura, a student in Sao Paolo, Brazil, writes about some of the violence that happened in her city last week.  Many people were killed and many schools and businesses had to shut down.  Let’s hope that peace returns to Sao Paulo.

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Rockhead

Originally uploaded by apc33.

I took this picture when I was hiking up Mt. Hiei in Eastern Kyoto a few summers ago. Maybe the Buddha is trying to tell us that our heads should be more like a rock, then we’ll be happier. Hmmm, it sounds [...]

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Rie just wrote about the movie Big Fish, which is very colorful.  I saw the movie too, and thought it was like a dream.  Speaking of good colors, here is a beautiful photo.

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just another amazing NY moment…
Originally uploaded by mihay.
In a few weeks I am going to go to New York for the very first time in my life. When I was a boy growing up in the USA, I moved around a lot and I visited many different cities across the country. Yet, for some strange [...]

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Station Gate (kanazawa)

Originally uploaded by kuro_rakko.

I spent my Golden Week in Kanazawa with my Japanese family. They have a small house on the side of a mountain overlooking the city, so at night we had a beautiful view. While we were there, we ate lots [...]

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pc 004
Originally uploaded by drawray.
When most people think of jewelry, necklaces, earrings, and rings come to mind. However, in some inner city cultures in the USA, jewelery that you wear on your teeth is becoming very popular. They are called grills, and have been made popular recently by a rapper from Houston named, Paul [...]

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