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Life in Ohara featuring a chocolate and banana danish from Nutty Plant, a healthy blackcurrant and cacao smoothie bowl recipe found HERE and a box full of paper cranes. Now, about the latter. Let me tell you, it is not a mere stereotype. EVERYONE in Japan knows how to make a paper crane. Today my Japanese co-worker gave the new first-graders 60 seconds to make a paper crane to use in introducing themselves and guess what? They did. Everyone did. Each and every student. It was so Japanese and so awesome.

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Wha’cha listening to on your bike rides/picnics?

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anisakazemi says:

April 18, 2016 at 5:57 am

So funny you say that because I always listen to music here. Especially when I’m cycling. Recently, I like popular music I can dance to including:
DNCE – Cake By The Ocean
Sia – Cheap Thrills
Fifth Harmony – Work From Home
Elle King – Ex’s and Oh’s

and some softer ones..
Lukas Graham – Seven Years
Charlie Puth – One Call Away

What do you like ??

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I ❤️ Origami!

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I noticed the ear bud connection in your Insta. Other than Sia, whose name I know and whose music I don’t, I don’t know any of the people you’ve mentioned (that’s when you know you’re old)! I’ll have to check them out. I used to listen to rock and blues, but after decades needed to expand my repertoire. I now like “world”, some EDM (don’t know names), Arab, Israeli/Jewish: Ofra Haza, Moshik Afia, Eyal Golan; and stuff from my childhood (70’s music), and from my parents’ era: swing, big band (Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman). The “classics” (hee-hee)!

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I actually met Japanese people 3 years ago whom I had to teach how to fold a crane! :o
I used to always leave them (folded out of the receipt) behind when I ate out, with a note of thanks on it. Whenever we did see the staff’s reaction, they were always so happy (though a little surprised). ^^

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