Reflecting on Fukushima Visit

by | Feb 2, 2016 | Energy, Pollution

Fukushima. One month ago, I used this word to refer to the partial and complete meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant resulting from the cataclysmic earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. In most of my circles before coming to Japan, Fukushima represented a...

Baking Up A Storm At ARI

by | Jan 19, 2016 | ARI, Community, Food

Today marks my sixteenth day in the wonderful country of Japan, and to date the most unexpected experience has been my participation in a multinational team of wedding cake bakers assembled to prepare the cakes for a wedding held on January 11, 2016. Two members of...