Acupuncture Clinic Ueyuri in Shinyurigaoka

A few years back, my junior high classmate Yurika opened her own acupuncture clinic “Ueyuri (うえゆり)” in my childhood neighborhood Sakurashinmachi. Since then, it was always my dream to leave my body and soul in her hands when I go back to Japan. It was absolutely a g.r.e.a.t experience!! After the acupuncture treatment, she diagnosed that I might have “dysautonomia” and should therefore seek a professional care in Switzerland.

Peter on Friday Mag

Peter works for a weekly free magazine called “20 Minuten Friday“. On the last page of every issue, a member of the editorial team introduces things that inspired him the most that week. Peter was in search of his topics already when he was in Japan, but unfortunately we came back with more disappointments than inspiration: weak fashion industry and design industry stuck in 90’s. So he decided to introduce things that he found interesting from our lovely life in Switzerland. Here is how his page from last Friday looked like.

President Obama’s Inaugural Speech and Children’s Menu at the Capitol

The oral part of my German proficiency exam was scheduled for 17.00 p.m. today.

An hour later, President Barack Obama held his historical inaugural address in Washington D.C. I feel a destiny that I held a speech at the exam on the same day.