Postal Pals: postcards from everywhere to somewhere: Japan 2011

Saturday, March 17, 2012

Japan 2011

A professional exchange program brought a group of Japanese teachers to Michigan early last year - just after the earthquake and tsunami and the resulting nuclear disaster struck. I imagine that it was a strange time to leave their country, all considering. Lynn said that the group was kept very busy and that the teacher who stayed with her would come home and want to hang low during her down time, recovering from the last few weeks of trauma.

The teacher's visit, and the fact that she had lived in northern Japan years ago, made the event feel closer to home for Lynn. This postcard memorializes the time with a very Japanese aesthetic.

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LynnMarch 28, 2012 at 6:03 AM
The same week you posted this, the Japanese are back at our school. This time the group is led by two male teachers so I wasn't a good match as a host home. Oh well, I met them and they seemed very nice. However, it seemed to be a much bigger deal in the whole school last year given the tsunami and earthquake, this year they faded into the background and I hardly realized we had visitors!
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We are best buds who have been relying on the postal system to keep us connected for years. In October 2008, we decided to take this to another level and an artistic challenge was made: Create and send two cards a month. There were no other rules and no other expectations. The goal was simple - to stay in touch and to stay connected to our creative selves (despite unartistic professions). Years later, we are still at it and have the unambitious goal of continuing until we are old women. In this blog, we will post last year's cards and provide a glimpse into our friendship, lives and creative process. Welcome!