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@laurahh
Nima of the month: August 2020, February 2012

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 6 (Part 2) Mayumi is here! FELIZ NATAL!
Read Part 6 (first half)>> Natal (Christmas) is a special holiday for the dekasegi. No one is indif…

Dec. 24, 2012


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Episode 6 (Part 1): Where is Mayumi now?
Early in the morning, a young woman was walking down the street carrying a large basket in both han…

Nov. 21, 2012


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Episode 5 (Part 2) Crete: A Story of Blood, Sweat and Samba
Read the first part >> I changed jobs again. As a result, my presence in Brazil became more and mor…

Oct. 30, 2012


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Dekasegi Story
Episode 5 (Part 1) Crete: A Story of Blood, Sweat & Samba
As a child, Krait lived a normal life: playing soccer in the fields, getting scolded by his teacher…

Oct. 23, 2012


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Dekasegi Story
Episode 4: Saudade
One day, while Kimiko was helping her son move, she found something unexpected. There was a tin of …

Sept. 26, 2012


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Dekasegi Story
Episode 3: It's time for Masao to take flight
I When he was young, his father suddenly died. He collapsed while working in the fields and died th…

Aug. 23, 2012


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Dekasegi Story
Episode 2: Kimiko, 24 Years Later
Yes, that was in April 1988. I was going to Japan as a group of 27 women. It was the first time tha…

July 26, 2012


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Dekasegi Story
Episode 1: Kenjinho discovers Brazil!
On his first day at his new school, the boy was unable to attend due to severe diarrhea. Her mother…

June 18, 2012


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I love Feyra
It's not an amusement park, but it's fun. It's not a movie theater, but there are interesting thing…

Feb. 27, 2012


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My Christmas memories
Note: This story is a Japanese-Brazilian family's Christmas memory. Brazil is a Catholic country, s…

Dec. 25, 2011

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