I have great friends who I don’t take a lot of photos of. I didn’t get a single shot of Noopur and Kenneth when they visited from India. Two snaps of friends from America; maybe half a dozen of Jo who stayed with us for weeks! Here are some of the moments I managed to capture:
555 team snack time with Sasaki-san, Mr. Sasaki, Yoshida-san, Teramoto-san; Naomi-Terry joint birthday party with so many people; kakishibu fun with the Skorjis and Liam; Jo capturing a moment; Six at Six with Hitomi, Kengo, Fujii-san & Naomi. The indispensable moving crew: Will, Toshiko, Hitomi, Tod, Megumi, Kengo (me); “my guys”: Shimizu-san, Abe-san, Sakaguchi-san, Tod; wine at 555 with Kengo, Naomi, Tod, Fujii-san, Hitomi and me; Naomi & me on the ferry; Naomi & Mamiko in the hospitalYou’re probably recognising Naomi in all these photos now. Hangar eight kitchen; scaffolding; peanut ice cream; to Oshima with Terry; and no Naomi for my anniversary with Tod (he’s my best friend).Birthday picnic with Rob; Jo ready for gardening; Fritter, Beryl and Maura are my friends; birthday tea with Tracey & Jo; firewalking with Shana and Jim.Beachcombing with Shana and Jim; Lawrence giving me tree training; Naomi’s birthday curry lunch; Playing with nail polish; housewarming with the Tategu-san, Sasaki-san, a passel of neighbors, Tod & his colleague, Maria.
Mediatinker, Kristen McQuillin, is an American-born resident of Japan since 1998. This blog chronicles her life, projects, thoughts, and small adventures.
