I spent my first 30 minutes in Tokyo quietly crying in the Tokyo International Airport.  The start of my journey at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on June 6, 2023. Prior…

My mother has spent the last 30 years of her life as a teacher, molding the minds of the youth. My only explanation for how she has survived this career path is that she is a superhuman, à la The Flash, or Wonder Woman.