Collected moments
Stories of becoming, belonging, and finding home between two countries.
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I never imagined I’d experience something like that in my lifetime. I’d only ever seen it on TV. But when it actually happened, I wasn’t really scared because everything happened so fast. More than anything, I was just surprised. After all the international trips I’ve taken—going through immigration and airport security so many times—that was […]
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Sa una kay maulaw ko mag bisaya inig naay mga kaila nga Tagalog or mudayo sa dili Bisaya nga lugar kay di ba sa ato sa Pinas murag naay discrimination nga pag bisaya gani murag ubos – pobre, bugo, gahi ug dila unsa pa na diha. Ug mahadlok pud mu English kay mali mali grammar, […]
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Sometimes, children unexpectedly give us the answers to the questions we’ve been asking ourselves as adults. My six-year-old daughter has done that for me—not just once, but many times. As I was trying to figure out why I wanted to naturalize as a Japanese citizen, she unknowingly gave me the answer. We were on a […]
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Today, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, was my second attempt at becoming Japanese. I was scheduled to go to the Legal Affairs Bureau in Fukuoka City at 1:00 in the afternoon. Because of the modified train schedule caused by yesterday’s earthquake, I decided to take the bus instead. I didn’t want to risk missing my appointment. […]
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No one is ever ready to face the passing of a loved one, no matter how sick or old they are. It is the only truth that people keep on denying. Losing a loved…
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I have seen a video about how honest Japanese people really are. Japan is the most honest country in the world as the video claimed. The guy in the video dropped his wallet on…
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Having my daughter is definitely the best thing that happened to me in my whole life. She is my source of happiness and inspiration since the day I conceived her, to the the day…
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Today, Friday, December 4th, year 2020, while sitting in the reclining with baby in my arms, I figured that it’s already been 13 months and 13 days of me being a first-time mom. How…
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Our very first breastfeeding session 10/23/2019 7a.m, the day after delivery Below are some of my breastfeeding experiences I would like to share and only breastfeeding mothers can relate. 1. When baby was still…
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Just a few minutes later, the waiting area was filled with very pregnant women like me. The bumpers paraded and settled on the chairs. Quiet and still. This is very naturally Japanese. Nobody talks…
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