Tomoko
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- 19 Mar 2002
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hello fellow forum members....
I'm new to the forum as of today.
I'm 32 years old, female and married. My interest in Japan began at a tender age when mon cher papa frequently travelled to Asia on business. The omiyage he brought back for me sparked an interest which was mostly latent until about 8 years ago, when I returned to university and became involved with the Asian Studies program there.
I also begun the study of tea (sadou) at that time, Uransenke school.
By the time I completed my BA, I was hooked and ended up accepting a fellowship to study classical Japanese literature at Yale. I finished the master's degree there in 2000, taught Japanese language and culture for a couple of years, and then my husband's layoff prompted us to leave Connecticut for our home state of Colorado.
I now work for a grant-funded outreach program which trains educators how to teach accurately about China and Japan in Boulder, Colo. I'm remained active with all things Japan-related and have recently resumed studying my long-neglected Mandarin as well.
I share my home and time with my husband of nine years, our two dogs (a Corgi and a Pom), and our occasional Japanese houseguests.
Doozo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
Mindy
:bow
I'm new to the forum as of today.
I'm 32 years old, female and married. My interest in Japan began at a tender age when mon cher papa frequently travelled to Asia on business. The omiyage he brought back for me sparked an interest which was mostly latent until about 8 years ago, when I returned to university and became involved with the Asian Studies program there.
I also begun the study of tea (sadou) at that time, Uransenke school.
By the time I completed my BA, I was hooked and ended up accepting a fellowship to study classical Japanese literature at Yale. I finished the master's degree there in 2000, taught Japanese language and culture for a couple of years, and then my husband's layoff prompted us to leave Connecticut for our home state of Colorado.
I now work for a grant-funded outreach program which trains educators how to teach accurately about China and Japan in Boulder, Colo. I'm remained active with all things Japan-related and have recently resumed studying my long-neglected Mandarin as well.
I share my home and time with my husband of nine years, our two dogs (a Corgi and a Pom), and our occasional Japanese houseguests.
Doozo yoroshiku onegai itashimasu.
Mindy
:bow
