Dear Auntie HiC,
Mom and I recently finished reading another wonderful book, The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa. The book was about two of Mom’s favorite subjects, cats & Japan.
Mom was chosen to spend a month in Japan as a part of a teacher cultural exchange program the summer of 1991. She traveled extensively throughout Japan, visiting Japanese schools and staying with a Japanese family for several days. It was a wonderful experience.
The following school year she had a Japanese student in her class, Fusako. Mom has maintained a long and meaningful relationship with Fusako, and she even visited Mom and Dad after she returned to Japan!”
Two more books we’d like to recommend:
If you have read any of these books, we’d love to hear your thoughts about them! Also, we’d appreciate any book suggestions from you!
❤️ Kat
Dearest Nephew Kat please tell Mom that Auntie HiC smiled a great big Cheshire Cat Smile while posting the wonderful series of photos.
Lovingly Auntie HiC
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oh how wonderful... japan was always on our bucket list, but sadly we never saw this land
ReplyDeleteHari Om
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful memories, Kit... travel brings so much joy and expansion to life, does't it? As does reading. I'm afraid I don't have any cat-related titles to share, although plenty of doggy ones
oooppss... now my sentence got cut off!!! Anyway, ta for this lovely Monday post. YAM xx
DeleteThat sounds like a perfect book for you, and I may have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteIsn't that wonderful? How great you have had this amazing experience of visiting Japan and also hosting Japanese students. We hosted German students years ago. It also was a wonderful experience. Thank you for the book titles too. Hugs, Denise
ReplyDeleteWe lived in the orient for two years but never made it to Japan......it's a beautiful place though with wonderful, friendly people as most of the orient has.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Pam
What a wonderful experience that must have been traveling through Japan.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to spend time in Japan and keep in touch with one of your students!
ReplyDeleteMom has never been into books. She was always in the top reading group in school but never has had interest in reading books she wasn't told to read. Glad you enjoyed Japan. Mom spent a lot of time there when she was flying. It is a very different place.
ReplyDeleteHow fun to be able to experience a different culture, especially by staying with a family.
ReplyDeleteI've put the books on my list!
hugs,
Beth
What a wonderful experience for Ms. Kit as a teacher. And to keep in touch with her student years on. Kat, your mom is terrific and we will be looking into these books. Lynn has her nose in a book every day even though I tell her I should come furrst and furmost. Precious
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful post. I had no idea. Beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI've not read either of those books.
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Have a fabulous Awww Monday and week. Love and hugs to you and Kit and lots of scritches to the precious kitties. ♥
Wow! What a wonderful experience for you and Mei ~ and book sounds delightful too ~ thanks, ^_^
ReplyDeleteHugs to you Cecilia and Angel Madi ~ ^_^
Goodness, that looks like a wonderful book, thanks for telling us!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a good book. I'll have mom put it on her list.
ReplyDeleteKat, your Mom and Mei and then meeting Fusako. So wonderful and heartwarming. This experience is what gives me a special sense of connections with people that we hold close to our hearts. And carry that through our whole life.
ReplyDeleteKat, what beautiful, exciting adventurous life your humans have lived
ReplyDeleteThose all look like interesting books. XO
ReplyDeleteThe travel in Japan and having a student in your class sounds amazing, what a great cultural exchange. The books sound great.
ReplyDeleteQue maravilla. Me ha emocionado. Un abrazo
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