Observations at the Edge of a Journey – heading back to Tokyo

Observations at the Edge of a Journey – heading back to Tokyo

The Glass Age Diaries | December 9 2024 Here on the train platform there is a man with a bright orange cardigan and a sunshine yellow wheelie case. His rucksack is yellow and black like a bee on his back and the yellow stripes on his trainers complete his look. A girl...
Building the Bridge | from The Glass Age Diaries | February 21 2024

Building the Bridge | from The Glass Age Diaries | February 21 2024

It’s humid and sticky on my morning walk at the bay. Whilst the pavements remain damp from the night’s downpour, the grass to my right is already dry to touch. High’s of 17 are expected today and the warmth I feel from the sun’s rays on my right side is so welcome....
Walking In The Air | from The Glass Age Diaries | February 6 2024

Walking In The Air | from The Glass Age Diaries | February 6 2024

Taiga woke up seething, as despite there being snow on the ground, school remains open today in Minatomirai. He’d gone to bed optimistic, with snow forecast overnight and the school putting out an emergency message that it ‘might’ cancel. But at around 6am they sent a...

Sleep Is Where It All Starts | from The Glass Age Diary | FEB 3 2024

And just like that… everything was fine again. All because I slept for twelve hours last night. I struggle with sleep here. Part of it is the time difference, we are nine hours ahead of the UK and so I’ll often be up late engaged in zoom calls. That stuff is going...