When I first found out that I was pregnant, I felt a mixture of emotions. My husband and I had been praying for a baby. Though we were married in March last year, we waited for our second wedding in August to be over and to return to Japan safely during the new coronavirus wave. More than six...

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The Japanese rainy season or tsuyu is still ongoing but almost ending in Japan. But instead of cloudy or grey-filled skies, we could see blue, purple, and other colored hues blossoming everywhere. These are ajisai in Japanese which are called hydrangeas in the West. I have never seen these flowers in the Philippines or in other countries I visited...

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Finishing up this yearly blog took longer than usual. We started the new year in a new home. Our place needed a lot of organization. I was also preoccupied with the beginning of the third semester at school. Aside from finding the time, the words just couldn't come out. Despite this writing block, I would still like to...

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