@laurahh
I enjoy spending time at bookshops, taking nice walks, trying new recipes, and travelling to many different places in my free time.
The most significant experience in my life was when I lived in Japan, 40 years ago.
Nikkei Interests
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Dekasegi Story
Episode 36: Masatoshi's New Departure
Masatoshi and Rosana were childhood friends. They were always together, doing their homework and pl…
Feb. 22, 2021
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Episode 35: Finally, Japan!
My parents met 24 years ago. My mother, who had been living in Japan with her family since she was …
Dec. 18, 2020
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Episode 34: Sudden return to Japan due to COVID-19
We came to Japan in 1997. My sister was 26 and I was 18. Her husband, Masao, had been working at a …
Sept. 4, 2020
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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Community Bonding During the Pandemic – Part 2
Read Part 1 >> Reuniting with nostalgic Japanese songs During the stay-at-home period, I started to…
July 22, 2020
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Kizuna 2020: Nikkei Kindness and Solidarity During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Community Bonding During the Pandemic – Part 1
A new life in Londrina
It was exactly one year ago that I decided to leave my hometown of São Paul…
July 21, 2020
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Episode 33 "Karen won't come back to Japan"
Toshie, a high school student, married her classmate Ivan and gave birth to twins five months later…
Aug. 30, 2019
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Episode 32: Only 5 months of dekasegi life
Mari had no children and, after her husband died early, she focused solely on work. After graduatin…
July 15, 2019
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Episode 31 Yuji is great!
Yuji and I are childhood friends. We've been together since we were little, and our houses were clo…
June 10, 2019
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Episode 30 (Part 2) Joanna's Great Adventure
Read the first part >> Joana had never left the rural area where she was born and raised, but when …
May 22, 2019
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