Mary Richardson
Mary Richardson is a former Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia. She currently lives in Okinawa, Japan, where she is a tour guide and travel writer. Read her stories at worldcurioustraveler.wordpress.com/.
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Recent legislation proposes to ‘rewrite’ foreign signs into English.
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Japanese government issues cool and casual office dress code to reduce AC consumption.
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Continue Reading →“Me… Jane” and “The Watcher” are two new picture books about Jane Goodall’s life and work with chimpanzees in Tanzania. Highly recommended for children interested in animals and foreign countries, the books introduce readers of all ages to the inspiring naturalist through drawings and poetic language. The books highlight events in Goodall’s childhood and their [...]
Continue Reading →Chinese officials allowed Ai Weiwei to meet with his wife, Lu Qing on Sunday May 14 at an undisclosed location. For 6 weeks, no family members had seen China’s leading artist and designer of the famous Bird’s Nest Stadium. He was detained by Chinese police at the Beijing Airport on April 3. His studio was [...]
Continue Reading →The International Space Station currently orbiting around the Earth can be viewed with human eyes for the next two weeks.
Because the ISS orbits every 90 minutes, viewing it from Earth only lasts one minute. Even so, its shape is easily recognizable with binoculars. It appears larger and brighter than any stars in the sky. [...]
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Seder is a Jewish feast taking place at the beginning of Passover. From matzah ball soup to symbolic wine cups, here’s a look at Seder traditions.
Continue Reading →Cherry blossom and spring time festivals are expectedly muted in Japan this year. Eastern Honshu continues to face radiation threats, tens of thousands of displaced persons, and destruction from the March 12th tsunami.
However, the town of Rikuzentakata recently honored its dead in a ceremony conducted at Kongoji temple, one of its only surviving [...]
Continue Reading →The Experience Music Project Science Fiction Museum in Seattle, Washington is featuring Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses from April 16, 2011 to April 22, 2013.
Visitors can observe the largest collection of rare photographs and artifacts. In addition, there are over a 100 archived oral histories with friends, music industry colleagues, [...]
Continue Reading →In efforts to provide healthier eating options for students, Little Village Academy in Chicago has banned lunches brought from home. Children are required to eat cafeteria meals or nothing at all. Students with specific food allergies are exempt.
School principal Elsa Carmona believes the school lunches actually provide more nutrition than processed food items [...]
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