tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40465140464406728192024-03-14T08:04:33.914+09:00Spice Rackspice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-71527344502397568142012-04-10T12:26:00.001+09:002012-04-10T12:27:34.607+09:00花セラピー体験 / Experiencing Flower Therapy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByXomQzKOuR6b18Vtt3b7R4TjiuYWHPEYRV6xdSgMnQvhP9DX8lZXVB3R5YS3I85z_RlRH_mMqJCHOcy_dmjiTvq_MI0DLfEWc_xsAM5_cYyA_VJqBrgSllki4_dHVP5vQddkP1nm4zTW/s1600/blog_0409_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjByXomQzKOuR6b18Vtt3b7R4TjiuYWHPEYRV6xdSgMnQvhP9DX8lZXVB3R5YS3I85z_RlRH_mMqJCHOcy_dmjiTvq_MI0DLfEWc_xsAM5_cYyA_VJqBrgSllki4_dHVP5vQddkP1nm4zTW/s320/blog_0409_1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
3月のある晴れの日、スパイスの今井純子さんのフラワーセレクトショップ"BLOOM & STRIPES"で、「花セラピー」というレッスンを体験してきました。<br />
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「花セラピー」とは、癒やし効果の高い"花"というツールを使って行うセラピー。気の向くままにお花を選び、そして自由にアレンジすることを通じて、普段はなかなか気がつかない自分の内面と向き合うことができるもの。<br />
講師は、財団法人国際花と緑のセラピー協議会インストラクターの中島光代さん。<br />
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レッスンのはじめに、まず、「今日、このレッスンの中で、あなたがみなさんに呼ばれたいお名前を、自由に紙に書いてみてください」と、白い紙と色鉛筆、色とりどりのペンがテーブルに置かれます。<br />
お子さんのいらっしゃる方は、子どもたちと絵を描いたりすることは日常のなかで多いかと思いますが、紙と色鉛筆は自由な心を掻き立てるツール。お花に触れる前から、心がうきうきとしてきます。<br />
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用意された花材の中から、まず最初に今日の気分でいちばん気になる花を手に取り、それから好きな花をすきなだけ選びます。手元に花材を準備したら、花器に思うままに自由にアレンジをしていきます。<br />
その自由さが楽しくて、アレンジメントはあっというまにできあがり、そこから花セラピーについてのレクチャーがはじまりました。<br />
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用意されていた花材の色は、赤系、青・紫系、オレンジ・黄色系、ピンク系、白、緑。それぞれ色と色の意味、その色が気になるときの心の状態などを解説してくださいます。<br />
そして、アレンジメントのカタチ、それぞれの色を配置した場所によって、自分では気がつかない内面が見えてくるとのこと。<br />
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できあがったアレンジを見てみると、わたしのアレンジの中心には黄色やオレンジの花が中心になっているけれど、最初に気になって手にした花は白。花 セラピーの解説を伺ってから、心の赴くままに作り上げたアレンジメントを見てみると、まさに自分の心の状態や、「そうなりたい」という私の心をあらわして いるようで、妙に納得してしまいました。<br />
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興味深かったのは、その時々の時勢によって、人々が選ぶ花の色が反映されるというお話。<br />
BLOOM & STRIPESの純子さんによると、昨年の震災直後には、黄色・オレンジの花がいつも以上に売れ、そして、しばらく経って落ち着きを取り戻してきた頃から、白い花へと人気が変わっていったのだそうです。<br />
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色と心理の関係、興味深いですね。<br />
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BLOOM & STRIPES<br />
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財団法人国際花と緑のセラピー協議会<br />
<a href="http://www.flower.or.jp/">http://www.flower.or.jp/ </a><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">On one sunny day in March, I took a lesson in "Flower Therapy" at Junko Imai 's flower select shop, BLOOM & STRIPES. Junko is a flower designer and a Spice.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"></span> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">"Flower Therapy" uses flowers, which have healing powers, as a tool to get a glimpse into your inner emotional state. You choose and arranging the flowers and then get an explanation of what your selections signify. The lecturer was Mitsuyo Nakajima, an instructor affiliated with the International Flower and Green Therapy Association. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">First, we were asked to write our name on a piece of white paper, using color pencils and pens to create something that is uniquely us.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">People with children probably experience drawing on a daily basis, but having paper and colored pencils in front of me really motivated my creative spirit. I was already excited even before touching the flowers.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">Next, we were asked to choose flowers that move our hearts, and to take as little or as many as we liked. Then we arranged the flowers in a vase. The freedom in selecting and arranging your own flower creation is so liberating and exciting that it was quickly accomplished. Next came the lecture part.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">The colors of flowers available ranges from red tones, blue/purple tones, orange/yellow tones, pink tones, white and green. Mitsuyo explained that people choose particular colors according to one's emotional state . The same goes for the where you placed each flower. She gave us some insight into what these colors and arrangement may mean.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">I used yellow and orange flowers as the central part of my arrangement, but the flower I chose first was white. After listening to Mitsuyo's explanation of Flower Therapy and looking at my arrangement, I thought it accurately portrayed my current state of mind and where I wanted to be. </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"></span> <br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">What was interesting is that the conditions of the times affect the color of flowers that people purchase. According to Junko of BLOOM & STRIPES, people bought more yellow/orange flowers right after the Great Earthquake last year, and after people's emotional state began to settle down many began to buy more while flowers.I found the the relationship between colors and people's state of mind is quite fascinating.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">BLOOM & STRIPES</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://bloom-and-stripes.com/"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt;">http://bloom-and-stripes.com/</span></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri;">Text and photo, mami </span></div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-76033786190859823932012-04-03T21:30:00.082+09:002012-04-04T11:06:04.008+09:00「希望の都市」 ドバイから / From Dubai - City of Hope<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">二度目のドバイ。<span lang="EN-US"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">4</span>年ぶりに訪れる機会に恵まれた。以前は煌びやか過ぎて、やや人工的という感じがしたが、今回は、ドバイショックを乗り越え、国としても熟し、魅力的な国際都市という印象を受けた。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">昨年、アラブ首長国連邦(ドバイはその首長国のひとつ)は創立<span lang="EN-US">40</span>周年を迎えた。中でも、ドバイをこの短期間で中近東の経済、金融、貿易の中心に成長させたのは、ここの首長であるシェイク・モハメド殿下の揺るぎないビジョンとリーダーシップとそのビジョンを信じ、尽力する多くの人々の努力のお陰だろう。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">話によると、アラブの若者たちにインタビューした結果、<span lang="EN-US">85</span>%がドバイに住み、働きたいらしい。政治的な課題をたくさん抱える中近東にこのような「希望の都市」があるのは大事だと思う。また、ドバイ政府は、中小企業の誘致や援助を積極的にしており、女性の活躍もめざましい。将来はぜひドバイのスパイスたちとも交流ができたらと私まで夢が膨らむ。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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Waterway in the back of the hotel</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">元祖”スパイスラック” - いいね!<br />
The Original "Spice Rack" - Like!</td></tr>
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Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Heritage</td></tr>
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A Meal in Dubai</td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was honored to be invited back to Dubai for a long promotional weekend. When I visited here four years ago, I was a bit overwhelmed by all the glitter and the man-made feel of things. However, after weathering the financial crisis and its aftermath, Dubai seemed more mature and refined, and I was impressed by its confident identity as a city on par with the other major cities of the world.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">It has been forty years since the founding of the United Arab Emirates of which Dubai is one principality. It is amazing to think that a place that was a desert forty years ago has now become a hub for trade, finance and other economic activities in the Middle-East. This is due to the vision and leadership of HH Sheikh Mohammed and the people who believe in and work for this vision.</span></span><br />
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On this trip, I heard that 85% of Arab youths interviewed stated that the place they would like to live and work is Dubai. This gives much hope to a region that has often been characterized by conflict and turmoil. Dubai also places much effort on recruiting of </span><span lang="EN-US">and support for small and medium-sized enterprises and women-run businesses are no exception. It would be wonderful if one day we can connect the Spices of Dubai to other Spices from around the world.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I found a strong similarity between Japan and Dubai in their value on hospitality. This was made clear to me in a speech by HRH Princess Haya, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed , who welcomed us "home" to Dubai on the first night. That is exactly how I felt.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Check out the online magazine concerning information on various secctors in Dubai. It’s very informative and a great read.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.vision.ae/"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">www.vision.ae</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">「ワーキングママ」について考えると</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">いつも</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NY</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">に住む友人が頭に浮かぶ。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">彼女との付き合いは長い。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">というのも彼女の夫と私は幼なじみで</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">姉弟みたいな関係だ</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">この「弟」が彼女と付き合い出したころ、彼は大学院生で私たちの家に居候していた</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">毎日のように彼女のことを聞かされていたので、紹介された時すでに長年の知り合いのような気がしたのを覚えている</span>。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">現在、彼女はアルフレッド・P・スローン財団</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(</span><a href="http://www.sloan.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">www.sloan.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Century;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">)</span> </span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">でシニア・バイスプレジデントという要職についている。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">昔から何か</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">「世のためになること」</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">をしたいと思っていたそうだ。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">エール大学を卒業した後しばらくビジネスの世界にいたが、やはり自分は非営利の分野で働きたいと</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">12</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">年前ほどに</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">方向転換する。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">それからいくつかの非営利団体で働き、今にいたる</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">スローン財団は、</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1934</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">年に当時のジェネラル・モーターズの社長だったスローン氏によって設立され</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">自然科学、技術や経済の分野の研究と教育に対して、</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">昨年は</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">8</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">千</span></span><span lang="EN-US">5</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">百万ドルほど</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">約</span></span><span lang="EN-US">86</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">億円</span></span><span lang="EN-US">)の</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">助成金を出している</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">そこの運営と財務を担当しているのだから、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">まだ</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">40</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">代後半なのにすごい責任だ</span>。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">久しぶりにゆっくり食事する機会があったので仕事のこと</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">家族のことを聞いてみた</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">彼女曰く、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">昔から人生の指針になっているのは</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">父親に教わった「自立の大切さ」だという</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">自分の力で生きていくことにおいて</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">仕事はその方法なのだと説明してくれた。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">生きている過程で夫と出会い、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">子供たちに恵まれたが、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">この指針は変わっていないと言う。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">育児と仕事の両立については、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">子供たちが小さい頃はバランスを取るのが大変で夫婦としてもストレスがあったと話してくれた</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">でも、無我夢中でやっていた分、あまり細かいことを心配せずにいつの間に育ってくれたとも</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">。「昔はもっと集中して働きたいと思っていた。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">今はこっちがかまって欲しいと思っても娘たちは自分たちの世界があるから皮肉よね」</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">と笑っていた。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When on the subject of working moms, I always think about a friend who lives in New York. I have known her for a long time. This is courtesy of her husband who is an old family friend and is like my younger brother. This “brother” began dating her during the summer that he lived with us as a graduate student, so my husband and I pride ourselves as being one of the first to know of their budding romance.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Currently, she is a Senior Vice President for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation (</span><a href="http://www.sloan.org/"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">www.sloan.org</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">). After graduating from Yale University, she worked in the corporate world for a while, but realized that it was the non-profit sector in which she wanted to work, so made a switch about 12 years ago.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After working for a couple of non-profit organizations, she began this position two years ago. The Sloan Foundation was founded in 1934 by Alfred P. Sloan Jr., then-President of General Motors and makes grants to support original research and education in the field of science, technology, and economic performance and to improve the quality of American life. They have an asset of $1.7 billion and gave away $85 million in grants last year. Being responsible for the operational and financial aspect of this organization is a huge responsibility. And to think she is only in her forties!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">We recently had a chance to have dinner and talked about her life and family. She explained to me that the guiding principle throughout her life was instilled by her father; that is, the importance of being independent. For my friend, working is a way of ensuring this independence. She says that she has been blessed in meeting her husband and having children along the way but this principle remains unaltered.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As for balancing family and work, she told me that it was chaotic while the children were young and did occasionally put strains on the marriage. However, because they were so busy trying to get everything done, she had no time to worry about the small stuff and the children just grew up. “When my daughters were small, what I wanted was time to focus on work. Now that they are self-sufficient and I have more time, they are too busy with their lives for me. How ironic is that!”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Long time ago, an older friend told me I would meet amazing people who make their life seem easy, though in fact they work really hard behind the scene. They just don’t make a big deal out of all the effort, she said. I always remember this when I think of her.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-59125604924894337432012-03-19T10:00:00.006+09:002012-03-19T10:22:03.458+09:00プロスペクト・スクール - 学び方の違いを尊重する / The Prospect School - Learning With a Difference<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLtK7sbaI1BF7bA_oUvc9yx3riT8V56Pim8MTFQxbrnj_KbMyGC_l54kg-Wzpdc9JOnH32m8sUPBLf_acH67uh9SXSD7i5mS4SZePM_9gFTMA64Bmf_HqK2ztxj5prsomHcmXCgQBC3o2/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVLtK7sbaI1BF7bA_oUvc9yx3riT8V56Pim8MTFQxbrnj_KbMyGC_l54kg-Wzpdc9JOnH32m8sUPBLf_acH67uh9SXSD7i5mS4SZePM_9gFTMA64Bmf_HqK2ztxj5prsomHcmXCgQBC3o2/s400/013.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">私がアメリカを好きな理由のひとつは、この国が人の「違い」に対して寛容だからである。特に教育においては、子供は一人ひとり学び方が異なることを当然と受けとめており、その生徒たちのために特別な教育課程が用意されている。先週そのような学校に行き、そこの経営に携わり、カリキュラムを決める女性に会ってきた。</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">家から運転して</span></span><span lang="EN-US">5</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">分のところにあるプロスペクト</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">・スクールは</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">7</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">歳から</span></span><span lang="EN-US">14</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">歳の学習障害を持つ子供たちのための学校である。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">去年</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">9</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">月に隣接する私立学校のウースター・スクール</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">プリスクール~</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">高校</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">)</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">の新しい部として設立され</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">、現在</span></span><span lang="EN-US">2</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">人の生徒がいる</span>。</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">(</span><span lang="EN-US">theprospectschool.org)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">心理学者の彼女によると、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">この学校の教科課程は生徒のニーズに合わせて個別に組み立てられる。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">学校の管理者、理学・作業療法士と先生たちがコラボして、生徒一人ひとりのプログラムを作っていく。また、日々生徒たちを指導する先生たちには必要な技術や最新のメソッドのトレーニングを受けさせている。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">彼女がこの分野に興味を持ったきっかけは、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">学習障害を持つ妹に勉強を教えていたことである。</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">学校専属の心理学で博士号を取得し</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">数校で心理カウンセラーとして働いた後</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">同業の義父のクリニックで</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">、夫とともに働いている。</span></span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">彼女曰く、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">学習障害の一番の危険性は</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">、発覚が遅かったり、解決策を見いだせなかった場合に起きうる感情的な問題、例えば自己評価が低いとか、過剰に心配したり、絶望的な気持ちになることである</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">。感情や行動に影響が出始めると解決方法はより複雑になる。学習障害を持つ子供たちに早めにトレーニングを受けさせることによって、このような問題を避けることができると言う。</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">私が個人的にこのテーマに対して思い入れがあるのは</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">、夫も息子も幼少期に学習障害がわかり、それを克服した経験があるから</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">。</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">2</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">人とも今は前向きな</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">、</span>大らかな男性だが、それは、小さい頃に学習障害と診断され、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">対応策が見つかったらからだと思う</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">それはとてもありがたいことだ</span>。</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">このような学校とこの分野で働く人たちは</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">人間は個々のやり方で情報をプロセスし</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">その個性に価値があることを教えてくれる</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">私たちみんな、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">この信念から学び、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">見習うことができるのではないだろうか。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of the things that I admire most about America is its willingness to accept the difference in people. I think this is most prevalent in the area of education where differences in the way children learn is acknowledged and solutions are actively provided. I had a chance to visit such a school and to speak to the school psychologist who is part of the management team and responsible for its curriculum..</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">The Prospect School in Danbury, CT is a school that serves children with diagnosed learning difference between the ages of 7 – 14. </span><span lang="EN-US">It is a new division of the neighboring Wooster School, an independent school for students from PreK to 12<sup>th</sup> grade and </span><span lang="EN-US">opened its doors last September with two students. (</span><span lang="EN-US">theprospectschool.org)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="letter-spacing: 0.35pt;">She spoke to me about the curriculum which is </span><span lang="EN-US">individually tailored to meet each student’s needs. It is a “collaborative” effort between the administrators, therapists and teachers. The teachers who instruct these students on a day to day basis are continually trained so they have the all the necessary and updated tools to guide the students</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Her interest in this field began while helping her sister who had a learning difference. She obtained her PhD in school psychology and after working in several schools, went into private practice with her father-in-law and husband. She believes that early intervention is imperative to avoid the emotional challenges that arise when differences are neither diagnosed nor addressed, such as low self-esteem, anxiety and a feeling of helplessness. These emotional/behavioral issues are far more difficult to reverse, once they are formed.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This topic is personally poignant because both my husband and my son had learning differences as young children. I believe that they would not be the self-assured and optimistic men that they are today if these differences weren’t addressed at a relatively young age. I am very thankful for this. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What makes schools like this and the people who work in this field special is that they make us accept the fact that everyone processes the world differently yet we all have potential worth discovering. This belief is something from which we can all learn and emulate.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-13358570263618750772012-03-12T10:54:00.000+09:002012-03-12T10:54:33.927+09:00SPICE RACKポットラック no.3 / SPICE RACK Potluck no.3<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">新しいスパイスたち:浅賀さん(左)と大西さん(中央<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ポットラック</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">回目</span>。</span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">スパイスラックを主宰している一番の楽しみはスパイスたちと会うことだ。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">私も含め、みんな独立して仕事をしている女性たちなので、仕事の業種や独立年数が異なっても、経営判断をし、責任をとる立場にあるのは同じである。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">それぞれ仕事上の課題を抱えている。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">決断するのは自分だけど、それに行きつく</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">まで、人と話して考えを整理したり、意見を聞いたりと、そのプロセスが大切だ。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">そんな</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"> comradery (</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">コムラデリ</span></span><span lang="EN-US">=</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">好意的な</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">親交関係</span></span><span lang="EN-US">)</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">の場がポットラックであればいいと思う。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">今日の参加者は、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ポットラックに初登場のグラフィックデザイナーの人見久美子さん</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">(HI Company Ltd.)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">、</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NEW </span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">スパイスの浅</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">賀ゆみさん</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(S.BUGI)</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">と大西のり子さん</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Century;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Patisserie COROCO</span>)</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ポットラック皆勤賞の土井幸さん</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(mion / SACHi DOi DESiGN)</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">とスパイスラック</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">事務局の</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">人</span>。</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">まだ続く新しいスパイスたちの紹介、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">スパイスたちの新しい事業やスパイス同士のコラボレーションの展開など、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">楽しみが増えつつある。</span></span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">食べ物とアイディアを持ち寄るポットラック。<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">良いひとときでした。</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">その様子を写真でご覧下さい。</span></span></span></span><br />
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Fabulous Potluck Dinner</td></tr>
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Checking out Yumi's Stuffed Animals, Kumiko on left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">大西さんの犬用のケーキのプレビュー / 大西さんの犬用のケーキのプレビュー<br />
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</div><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Potluck no.3.</span></span><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One of my favorite parts of presiding over Spice Rack is the chance to meet with the Spices. Despite the differences in the areas of work and the years since we began, we are all our own bosses, which means that the buck stops with us. Each Spice has her own business issues to face and to figure out. But until we make the final decision, it is nice to have people who will listen so you can organize your thoughts and to give you constructive opinions. I hope the Potluck provides that kind of opportunity for comradery.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This time the participants were Kumiko Hitomi (HI Company, Ltd.), a newcomer to Potluck, two NEW Spices Yumi Asaga (S.BUGI) and Noriko Oonishi (Patisserie COROCO), Sachi Doi (mion / SACHi DOi DESiGN), a regular, and the Spice Rack Team.</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Spice Rack will be introducing more new Spices, new business ventures and collaborative projects from the Spices. Lots to look forward to!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bringing and sharing food and ideas. What can be better? </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Please check out the pictures. </span></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">by yuki</span></span></div></div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-65615824879058971302012-03-05T07:51:00.000+09:002012-03-05T07:51:12.245+09:00日本YWCA / YWCA of Japan<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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President YWCA of Japan</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">先週、日本</span></span><span lang="EN-US">YWCA (The Young Women’s Christian Association)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">の会長を務めるいとこに会いに行った。</span></span><span lang="EN-US">YWCA</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">はウィレッジピープルの曲で有名な</span></span><span lang="EN-US">YMCA</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">の姉妹版ぐらいに考えていたので、</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">最初に「</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">YWCA</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">は弱い立場にある人々をサポートする組織なの」と言われた時、私を含め</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">世間の人はあまり</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">YWCA</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">についてよく知らないのではと思った</span>。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">「女性が安心して生きるため」に全国</span><span lang="EN-US">26</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の地域にある</span></span><span lang="EN-US">YWCA</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">を通じて諸々なプログラムを提供している</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">例えば、乳がん手術後のサポート、</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">HIV/AIDS</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の啓蒙や</span><span lang="EN-US">DV</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">のホットラインなど。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">それをコーディネートするのが日本</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">YWCA</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">だ。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">支援する個々のプロジェクトに関しては目的を設定し、継続性、将来性をアセスした後、助成金を募る。現在、全国で会員は</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">3,000</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">人いる。</span><span lang="EN-US">(<a href="http://www.ywca.or.jp/home.html">http://www.ywca.or.jp/home.html</a>)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">YWCA</span><span style="mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">の日本での活動は</span></span><span lang="EN-US">1905</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">年に始まるが</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">彼女は歴代の会長の中でダントツ若い。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">上の世代で誰もいなかったからと謙遜気味に言うが、話を聞いているうちにそれだけではないと感じた。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">彼女と</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">YWCA</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">との縁は長い。出会いは中学時代に部活として参加したこと</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">。「ボランティアを通じて人が自分を頼りにしてくれることが嬉しかった。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">人々がお互いを支え合うシステムがあることに感銘を受けた」らしい。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">大学を卒業し、一旦企業に就職するが、自分の身を置きたいのはそこではないと感じ、退職。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">会員として参加していた</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">YWCA</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">に就職し、カンボジアや阪神大震災の支援など諸々なプロジェクト</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">に尽力する。しかし、心身ともにがんばりすぎたせいか、</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">30</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">代の前半に病気になり、</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">やむなく</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">YWCA</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">を辞め、</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">自宅療養となる。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">「人の期待に添うことばかり考えて、満足することがなかった。それがストレスの原因になってしまったの」と正直に話してくれた。それでも「自分のことを考えるよいきっかけとなった」とも</span>。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">YWCA</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">の活動も</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">無理のない範囲で続けた。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">病気が治った現在は、</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">午前中は近所のスーパーで力仕事をして、</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">残りの時間を</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">YWCA</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">に費やす、</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">一種独特な生活を送っている</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">。「朝早く起きて体を動かす仕事をするから、残りの時間で</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">YWCA</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">の仕事に集中できる。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">このバランスが私にとっては大事。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">もっともこの生活ができるのもスタッフの理解と協力があるからだけど」と言う。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">若い時に大病をして、</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">人間の弱さや脆さを体験し、</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">それを乗り越えた経験がある彼女だからこそ「弱い立場にある人々を支える</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">YWCA</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">」<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">を代表できるのだと納得した。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week, I went to see my cousin who is the President of YWCA Japan. I had always assumed that YWCA was the sister-version of YMCA which became a household name, courtesy of the Village People. When she told me its main function was to support the health and empowerment of women in disadvantaged situations, I realized that many people, including myself, had little knowledge of its workings.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In Japan there are 26 YWCAs which offer a variety of programs to assist women live in good health and safety. Programs include support after breast cancer operation, education on HIV/AIDS and DV hotline. YMCA Japan’s function is to coordinate all these local activities. As for funding for the programs, they first establish an objective for each program, evaluate it for sustainability and future prospects, then apply for grants. Currently there are about 3,000 members in Japan. (</span><a href="http://www.ywca.or.jp/home.html"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://www.ywca.or.jp/home.html</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My cousin is by far the youngest president since its establishment in Japan in 1905. She modestly states that this is because there were no other candidates who were older, but after hearing her story, I believe otherwise. Her involvement with YWCA goes back to junior high school when she began to volunteer as an extra-curricular activity She says she enjoyed being useful to someone as well as being part of a supportive community. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After college, she worked in the corporate world for a while. Realizing that this was not what she wanted to do, she began to work professionally at the YWCA, working hard on programs in support of Cambodia and the Great Hanshin Earthquake. However, due to a culmination of stress both physically and emotionally, she became ill in her early 30s and had to resign from her position at YWCA to rehabilitate at home.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“I was so busy trying to live up to other people’s expectations that I was never satisfied with myself. This became a source of my stress”, she told me honestly. However she also said that “it gave me a chance to really think about myself.” She continued to participate at the YWCA in her own capacity.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nowadays, she leads an interesting life where she works at a local grocery store in the morning, then devotes the rest of the time at YWCA. “It is because I get up early and do physical work that I can concentrate on my work at YWCA the rest of the time. I need this balance, though I know this lifestyle is possible due to the understanding and support of my staff.” </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After speaking with her, I understand that it is because she knows what it feels like to be vulnerable, and has the ability to overcome this vulnerability, that she can appropriately represent this organization. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"></div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-7632423696286875352012-02-27T09:32:00.006+09:002012-02-27T10:32:19.455+09:00世界から見た日本 / Looking at Japan from Abroad<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">小中学を海外で過ごした私は昔から「世界から見た日本」ということを考えながら育った。</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">60</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">年代後半にニューヨークの郊外に住んでいた時は、日本人がいない町を両親が敢えて選んだので、</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">私が</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">年生のクラスに編入したらかなり珍しがられた。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">その頃のアメリカは日本が極東にあるというイメージしかなかった気がする。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">その後イギリス領だった香港で中学時代を過ごしたが、ちょうど日本企業が国際舞台で活躍する兆しが見え始めた時代だった。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">79</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">年に大学のためにアメリカに渡る。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ある時同じ寮の男の子に</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">SONY </span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">や</span><span lang="EN-US">Panasonic</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">はアメリカ企業だろうと言われ、企業が有名になってもそれが日本と直結していないことに驚いた。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">その後、</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">80</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">年<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">代の後半</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">大学院に通っていた頃はちょうど日本がバブルの全盛期、</span>“</span><span lang="EN-US">Japan Inc.”</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">と呼ばれる時代で</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">日本=資本力という印象が強かった。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">時代は流れ</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">今世界が日本と言えば、アニメではないだろうか。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">あとは</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Sushi</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">とか</span><span lang="EN-US">Tofu</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">、最近では</span><span lang="EN-US">Edamameなどの食べ物</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">今やアメリカの普通のスーパーでお豆腐や巻きずし(あれをお寿司といえるかどうかは別として)が買え</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">皮が剥かれ冷凍された枝豆が他の冷凍野菜と並んでいるのだから日常的な部分まで浸透している。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">以前うちの会社がある制作会社経由で外務省から大使館や領事館で使う日本のプロモーションビデオの企画・制作を請け負ったことがある</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">。今までのよくある日本のイメージとは異なる、現代の日本を衣・食・住・文化というジャンル別に分け、</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">9</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">本X</span><span lang="EN-US">4</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">エピソードX</span>5</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">分</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">のビデオを作った。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">テーマは携帯電話文化、ハイテクなトイレとか大工ファッションなど。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">プロジェクトに携わったスタッフのほとんどが海外生活の経験があったので、</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">日本を新しい視点を伝えられたのではと今でも思い出深い企画である。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">一番の苦労は、エピソードのすべてを</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">7</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ヶ国語にすることだった。</span></span></span><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">私はスパイスラックを立ち上げる前から日本の大きな資産は女性たちだと思っていた。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">いろいろなジャンルで活躍する女性たちを世界に知ってもらいたい、それによって日本のイメージが高まると信じている。ウェブサイトをバイリンガルにしたのはそんな思いがあるから。スパイスラックがそんな発信地になればと願う。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">text ゆき子 photo ヒロ</span></span><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having spent my elementary and junior high school years aboard, I have always been conscious of how the rest of the world views Japan. When I lived in the suburbs of New York in the late 60s, my parents purposely chose a town where there were no other Japanese families. I was quite a novelty to my school peers, though they welcomed me graciously into their world. Back then the only image of Japan was that it was a country somewhere in the Far East. It was when I lived in Hong Kong in the mid-70s, while it was still a British territory, that I began to notice Japanese companies’ rising presence in the business world.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I returned to the United States in 1979 for college. I remember having an argument with a guy in my dorm who insisted that SONY and Panasonic were American companies. This made me realize that an acknowledged brand does not equal awareness of the country of its origin. During my graduate school years in the 80s , Japan was in the midst of an unprecedented economic boom. This was when the term “Japan Inc.” was coined , and Japan's image was that of big money.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Currently I think “animation” is probably the most popular image of Japan. And then maybe its food, such as sushi and tofu, and more recently edamame. Nowadays you can purchase tofu and rolled sushi (the Americanized version) in a local supermarket and get peeled and frozen edamame in the freezer section. In that sense, Japan has ventured into everyday life.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A while back my company undertook the planning and production of a promotional video for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs via another production company. The Ministry needed these videos to distribute to their Embassies and Consulates abroad. Our goal was to create a promotional video that differed from what was typically portrayed as Japan. Our staff divided the topic into four categories (clothing, food, housing and culture) and produced 9 videos, each with four 5-minute episodes. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Topics included the mobile phone culture, high tech toilets, workmen fashion and others. Most of the staff involved in the planning and production had lived abroad so I think we were able to portray an interesting view of modern Japan.The hardest part was converting each episode into seven languages. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even before Spice Rack, I thought that the women were one of the Japan’s biggest assets. It would be great if more people around the world knew about these women and what they do. This is the reason why I made the website into English as well. I hope that Spice Rack can play a role in conveying to the world, what I believe, is the best of Japan.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-37206472155922669922012-02-20T12:51:00.000+09:002012-02-20T12:51:11.378+09:00Spice Rack ON THE HILL 報告 / Spice Rack ON THE HILL Report<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">日曜日に無事</span></span><span lang="EN-US">Spice Rack ON THE HILL </span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">が終了しました</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">お陰さまで来客</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">200</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">名以上の盛況なイベントでした。ご来場下さったみなさま、ご協力下さったみなさま、日頃からスパイスラックを応援して下さっているみなさまに心から御礼申し上げます</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">今回は</span></span><span lang="EN-US">8</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">人の個性的で、独自の「味」があるスパイスたちの合同展示会というチャレンジングな試みだった。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">でも結果として、個々のブランドを守りつつもひとつの空間としてまとまりがあったのは、スパイスたちの中にある共通の気持ちがしっかりと伝わったからだと思う。「心をこめて、人のためにするモノ作り」。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">今回の</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">DM</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">やパンフレットのデザインを担当してくれたスパイスも同じ。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">この展示会は訪れた方々に何かしらの刺激を与えたのではないかという感じがする。風味豊かなスパイスたちが集まっているスパイスラックならではと、とても嬉しい。次回のスパイスラックのイベントに乞ご期待を!</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Spice Rack ON THE HILL (02.14~02.19)</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">を写真でどうぞ。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">text by ゆき子 photo by 満美</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Spice Rack ON THE HILL Exhibition ended on Sunday. We had over 200 visitors spread over 6 days. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who dropped by, who helped make this happen and who always support us. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was quite a challenge to jointly exhibit the works of 8 Spices who are wholly original, each with her own “flavor”. However, there was a cohesiveness to the exhibition despite the uniqueness of each brand. I believe this is because there is a similarity to how the Spices approach their work. That is, they create for the enjoyment of others. This is true of the Spice who handled the design of the invitation and pamphlet.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I believe that many people were inspired by flavorful world of the Spices. This makes us very happy, since, after all, that is what Spice Rack is all about. Please look forward to the next Spice Rack event.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out the pictures of Spice Rack ON THE HILL (02.14~02.19)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Entrance</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">全体のスペース、その1<br />
Overall Space, no.1</td></tr>
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Overall Space, no.2</td></tr>
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Overall Space, no.3</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yume's Cushion</td></tr>
</tbody></table>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-6262619450221978852012-02-14T17:03:00.000+09:002012-02-14T17:03:09.798+09:00メーキング・オブ・Spice Rack ON THE HILL / Making of Spice Rack ON THE HILL<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">さぁて、今日からSpice Rack ON THE HILLがオープン!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">昨日は仕込みでした。</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">朝から晩まで、スパイスたち&スタッフが準備に取りかかっていました。</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">そのメーキング・オブを写真に収めましたのでどうぞ。</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Today is the opening of our exhibition!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yesterday the Spices and the staff were busy with the preparation.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Check out the making of Spice Rack ON THE HILL.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">会場の入り口のロゴ<br />
LOGO in front of the Venue</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">子供服のMION - キュート&オリジナル<br />
Children's Clothes MION - Cute & Original</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yume's Cushion - 心をこめたクッション作り<br />
Yume's Cushion - Making Cushions with Heart</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LOTA PRODUCT - 母の経験から生まれたモノたち<br />
LOTA PRODUCT - Products Born from Motherhood</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">KAZUMI - 自然な草花をファブリックに<br />
KAZUMI - Natural Flowers and Plants into Fabric</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BLOOM & STRIPES - ハッピーな裏切りを<br />
BLOOM & STRIPES - A Happy Surpise</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">aime - 大人っぽい可愛さ<br />
aime - Mature & Cute</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">tomohiro - 友禅の美しさをプロダクトに<br />
tomohiro - Beautiful Yuzen Products</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Stained Glass Sakura - ステンドグラスの魅力を届ける<br />
Stained Glass Sakura - The Wonderful World of Stained Glass</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">エントランスのロゴはGTのクリエイティブ・ディレクターの手作り<br />
LOGO handmade by GT's Creative Director</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">gallery ON THE HILLの朝倉美佳さん<br />
Mika Asakura, Owner of ON THE HILL<br />
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</tbody></table>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-73028280738800001172012-02-06T09:27:00.000+09:002012-02-06T09:27:02.747+09:00育ててくれた女性たち / The Women Who Raised Me<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">この一枚の写真は私にいつも勇気を与えてくれる</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">。</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">右にいるのは若き日の母、アメリカ留学のため船に乗る直前に撮ったらしい。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">左にいるのが彼女の妹で私の叔母。彼女もまた数年後に留学することになる。この</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">人は私を育ててくれた女性たちである</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">母は鎌倉の女子高校を卒業したあと、祖父のアメリカの友人がスポンサーとなってくれて、メイン州立大学に留学した。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">戦後間もない時代にアメリカの片田舎に渡った彼女はどんな気持ちだったのだろう。アメリカから戻ってきてから結婚、出産。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">その後は父の仕事に伴い海外に住む。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">父の急逝のため</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">44</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">歳で未亡人となり、ひとりで</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">人の子供を育てる。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">その間友人と共にアパレル関係のビジネスを始め、同時にアメリカのスミソニアン博物館の日本代表も</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">年近くやっていた。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">まさに「元祖スパイス」である。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">叔母の方はアメリカの大学から戻ってきてから結婚、出産。外交官であった叔父に伴い数々の国に住む。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">持ち前の大らかさとあつかましさでどこに住んでも「現地の人」のようにみんなを仕切っていたと聞く。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">良き妻、母、義理の娘としてのお役目を全うし、思いがけず</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">7</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">年前に</span><span lang="EN-US">69</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">歳で亡くなってしまう。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">そんな彼女が一時期だけ東京のインターナショナル・スクールでレジストラ(登記官)の仕事をしていた。いろんな学生とその親の相談に乗り、解決策を考える仕事は彼女にすごく向いていた気がする。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">「あなたのマミーは作家、私は評論家」と叔母は私に良く言っていた。タイプの違う女性たちから私が学んだこと</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">。「作家」からは、自分から道を開拓していくこと、前向きであり続けること、大きな力を信じること。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">「評論家」からは、人の話をきちんと聞くこと、客観的に状況をみること、考えや気持ちを正確に人に伝えること。</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">人の教えをマスターしたわけではないが、</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">自分はどちらの要素も含んだ「ハイブリッド」ではないかと思う。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">spice rack ON THE HILL</span> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">期間中の</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">17</span>日がちょうど母の<span lang="EN-US">80</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">歳のお誕生日にあたり</span>、その時に見てもらえるのはとても嬉しい。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">天国にいる叔母も「あなたもマミーに似てよくやるわね」とエールを送ってくれている気がする。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">これからもこの</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">2</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">人の</span><span lang="EN-US">DNA</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">をしっかりと</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">受け継いでいきたい。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This picture has always given me courage. The young woman on the right is my mother, right before she boarded a ship to America for college. The woman to the left is her younger sister, my aunt. She too went to America for college a few years later. This is a story about these two women who raised me.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After graduating from high school, my mother went to Maine to study, with sponsorship from my grandfather’s American friend. I wonder what it felt like to study in America so soon after the war. After returning to Japan, she met and married my father, and had us. Soon after, we lived abroad for 7 years because of my father’s work. Right after returning to Japan, when my mother was 44, my father passed away suddenly. So began her life as a single parent. It was during this time that she started an apparel business with a friend, and worked as the representative in Japan for the Smithsonian Institution. To me, she is an Original Spice.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My aunt also went to America to study, then returned to Japan, got married and had children. She resided in various places around the world as a wife to a diplomat. Being both big-hearted and affable, I am told she took charge of things everywhere she lived. After living a life as a good partner to her husband, a loving mother to her daughters and a reliable daughter-in-law, she passed away 7 years ago at the age of 69. I remember the one time she worked professionally as a registrar at an international school in Tokyo. Working with students and their parents, offering solutions to their needs must have suited her talents well.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> “Your mom is an author, and I am a commentator”, is what my aunt used to say to me. I learned much from these different types of women. From the “author”, I learned the importance of becoming a pioneer, the value of being positive and believing in something larger than oneself. From the “commentator”, I learned to really listen to others, the importance of being objective and being able to accurately tell people how you feel and think. I have yet to master these skills but I think I am somewhat of a “hybrid” of the two types.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is a lovely coincidence that my mother’s 80<sup>th</sup> birthday will fall on the week of the “spice rack ON THE HILL” exhibition. I hope she will enjoy seeing the world of the current Spices. Also, I bet my aunt in heaven is smiling to see how much I turned out like my mother. My great wish now is to carry on the DNA that they passed onto me.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial;">by yuki</span></span></div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-90503175963012460562012-01-30T10:17:00.006+09:002012-01-30T15:26:41.700+09:00「独立」は心の在り方 / Independence is a State of Mind<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">先週に続き、「女性と独立」について考える。スパイスラックは、すでに独立している女性たちの応援と並行して、独立を考えている女性たちにインスピレーションを与える場所なので、今日はひとりのスパイスとして独立について書くことにした。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">私もまだ成長過程のスパイスなので偉そうなことは言えないが、「独立」というのは先ずは「心の在り方」ではないかと思う。組織から離れるとか、趣味でやっていたことを仕事として始めるなど、独立する理由やきっかけは様々で、それに伴う実質的な変化について考えるべきだが、先ずはメンタルなコミットメントが必要である。ひとりで(あるいはパートナーたちと)、やっていくのだという「決意」とか「心意気」とかそういう心の在り方。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">また、やりたいこと=好きなこと、興味があることはとても大事である。ビジネスとして成り立つかとか、需要があるかの検証も必要だけど、自分が興味あることだと、進んで情報収集したり、勉強したり、レベルアップするから、</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">仕事にも役立つ。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">最近では、ビジネスの目的のひとつが社会貢献である「ソーシャルビジネス」が台頭していて、今後もその方向に進むだろう。自分が提供するモノやサービスが、どのように人のため、世のためになるのかをきちんと自分で理解し、人に説明できると良いと思う。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">最後に、私にとって「独立」して良かったこと、大変だったことを箇条書きにしてみた。参考になれば嬉しい。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">良かったこと:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">・自分のライフスタイルに合わせて仕事ができる</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">・自分は何が好きで、何が得意で、何が仕事になるのかを考えさせられる</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">・仕事において、自分のやり方とかカルチャーを貫ける</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">大変だったこと:</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">・公私の境がなくなる</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">・最終的な責任を負うプレッシャーが常にある</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">・心身の平静を保つことに心掛けなくてはならない</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">18</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">年前に、</span><span lang="EN-US">2</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">人のベビーがいながら会社勤めはムリ、どうせ自分の子供たちにも必要だから、という単純な理由でアメリカから子供服の輸入を始めた</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">。計画性もなく、かなり無謀な独立の仕方だったと笑ってしまう。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">あれから私も会社も紆余曲折あり、今にいたる。そのプロセスの中で、たくさんの反省点もあるが、総合的に考えると「独立」して本当に良かったと思う。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">だからこそ今度は</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">独立を考えている女性たちに、Spice Rack を通じて</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">お役に立てればと願う。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Continuing my train of thought from last week, I have been thinking more about women and entrepreneurship. Since one of the objectives of Spice Rack is to inspire women who are thinking of starting their own businesses, as well as, assisting those who already have, I decided to write down some thoughts on this topic.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Having been a Spice for a while, I believe that independence is a state of mind. By this I mean you have to mentally commit to doing this. You may be ready to leave your company to start your own, or want to turn a hobby into a business. There will, no doubt be a change in one’s physical environment in doing this, but the most important thing I believe is the mental part, that is, the drive, the determination and the spirit, to undertake this adventure.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also think it important to love and have great interest in what you are going to do. Of course, it is a good thing to examine whether your venture will be a viable business or if there is adequate demand for your product or service. But if you love what you do, you will work harder and continue to improve, and this in turn, will help your work.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In recent years there has been an increase in the start up of social businesses, that is , in businesses that have social objectives. I believe that this trend will continue into the future. Thus, it makes good sense to sit down and analyze how your enterprise will contribute to society and people and be able to explain this to others.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, I will write down some personal notes on what I have enjoyed and what I have struggled with in starting and running my own business. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have enjoyed;</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">・</span><span lang="EN-US">Being able to work according to my lifestyle</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">・</span><span lang="EN-US">Being given the opportunity to really think about what I like to do, what I am good at doing and what makes good business sense</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">・</span><span lang="EN-US">Being able to determine the culture and method of my work</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have struggled with;</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">・</span><span lang="EN-US">Distinguishing between my private life and work life </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">・</span><span lang="EN-US">The constant pressure knowing that the buck stops with me</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">・<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maintaining equilibrium of the body and mind</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">18 years ago, I left my old workplace because I found it too difficult to be a mother to two babies and to work fulltime for them. I started importing children’s goods partly because I needed these things for my children as well. I had no plan to speak of and I laugh to think how gutsy (or crazy) I was. Since that time, my company and I have both experienced many changes. I have made mistakes and been frustrated and anguished at times, but overall it has been a great </span><span lang="EN-US">experience. Now, I am looking forward to working with aspiring Spices though Spice Rack.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-12256664791132905672012-01-23T10:26:00.001+09:002012-01-23T16:11:09.963+09:00日常に潤いを~ スパイスたちのメッセージ / Enriching Everyday Life ~Message from the Spices<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">早いものでスパイスラックをローンチしてもうすぐ2カ月となる。あともう少しでショップもオープンして、ブログもサイトから発信されるようになり、ウェブサイトの体制はほぼ整う。何とも嬉しいことだ。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">もうひとつの楽しみは、定期的に行っているポットラック。やはり人間は顔を合わせることが大事だと思う。仕事の話をしたり、食事したりすると親しみはぐっと増す。スパイスラックのひとつの目的が独立して仕事をする女性たちのコミュニティ作りなのでこうやって時々みんなで会うのはとても有意義だ。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">そして、今は2月の博覧会に向けてスパイスたちと会う機会が多い。今週も下見を兼ねて、関係者全員でミーティングをしてきた。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">そのおかげで最近女性の独立についてよく考える。これはあくまで私の個人的な見解だが、男性の起業が“日常を変えること”を目的とするのが多いのに比べ、女性の起業は“日常に潤いを与えたい”目的が多いのではないだろうか。“マクロ的な”発想VS“ミクロ的な”発想。どちらの方がいいわけではなく違いがあるということ。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">スパイスたちに接していつも感じるのは、モノを作るスパイスも、サービスを提供するスパイスも、また作品を作るスパイスも仕事の大きな目的が人の心や生活に潤いを与えたい、人をハッピーにしたい、ところにあること。そこが彼女たちの一番の共通項である。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">そういう女性たちの集まりだから、スパイスラックでは一人ひとりのスパイスのメッセージをきちんと伝えていきたいと思う。スパイスたちのストーリーを彼女たちの商品・作品・サービスと一緒に紹介することで、受ける側は、自分が買うモノ、受けるサービスの後ろにあるストーリーにアクセスできる。私は、この繋がりによって、人がよりパーソナルな体験ができるのではないかと考える。大量生産や個人的な繋がりを必要としないサービス提供とやり方とは異なるが、人々にこのような選択があるのは大事だと思う。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">そんなことを考えながら、カレンダーを見て次にスパイスたちに会う日を楽しみにしている。</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is hard to believe that two months have passed since the launch of Spice Rack. The shop will (finally) open soon and we will be able to feed news directly from the website. It will be great to have all the basic features in place.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A feature of Spice Rack that I am enjoying tremendously is the routinely held Potluck. Each time we get together, I am reminded of the importance of meeting face to face. As we talk about work and share a meal, we really get to know one other. Since one of the goals of Spice Rack is to build a community, this is imperative.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These days, with preparations for the exhibition underway, I get to see more of the Spices. This week we went to view the venue and had a meeting with the participants, the gallery owner and the Spice Rack team.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Maybe because of this, I have been thinking a lot about people starting their own enterprises. This is my personal opinion, but I think that if more men begin “to bring change to people’s lives”, more women begin “to enrich people’s lives”. A “macro” vs. “micro” way of thinking. Neither is better, just different. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I think about the Spices, whether they make products, show their work or provide services, their main objective is to enrich the heart and lives of people and to bring them happiness. This is a common movitation for the Spices.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is precisely because Spice Rack is a place where these women gather, we would like to accurately communicate the message from each Spice through this platform. By posting the stories of the Spices, people have access to the story behind the product, work or service. I believe that this connection will lead to a more personal purchasing experience. It is different from providing mass produced goods and services, but I am glad people have this choice.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While pondering these things, I check my calendar and look forward to the next time I will be seeing the Spices</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> text by yuki, arrangement by mami (@BLOOM & STRIPES)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-5148571363639286462012-01-16T10:00:00.003+09:002012-01-17T15:31:07.713+09:00SPICE RACK ポットラック no.2 / SPICE RACK Potluck no.2 <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-small;">Spices with Character with Shinya (Book by Maia Maniglier)</span></td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ポットラック2回目。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">・ 参加はじめてのスパイスから自分のビジネスについてのお話</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">・ スパイスが最近手掛けた作品とか商品などのシェア</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">・ スパイスラック博覧会の打ち合わせ</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 3.0; text-indent: 31.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Century;">Date: 2</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">月13日(火)- 2月19日(日)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 3.0; text-indent: 31.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Century;">Time: 11:00 AM ~ 8:00PM</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 3.0; text-indent: 31.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Century;">Place: </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">gallery ON THE HILL </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 6.5; text-indent: 68.25pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.galleryonthehill.com/">http://www.galleryonthehill.com/</a></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">そして、</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">・ ディナー&ワイン&たくさんの笑い</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">今回の参加スパイスは</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">マニグリエ真矢さん</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">(</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">エクスプリム</span></span> <span lang="EN-US">/<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">マヤゴノミ</span></span><span lang="EN-US">)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">土井幸さん</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(MION)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">香菜子さん</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">LOTA PRODUCT</span>)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">川上恵美さん</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">事務局側から竹崎さん</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">真也</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">さんと私</span>。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">写真でどうぞ</span>。</span></span></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">テキスト by ゆき子、写真 by 満美</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Potluck no.2</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">・</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Explanation of business from Spices new to Potluck</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">・<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Talk about r</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ecent</span> works and products by the Spices</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">・</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Discussion about Spice Rack Exhibition</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 3.0; text-indent: 31.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Century;">Date:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>February 14<sup>th</sup> (Tues)</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Century; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">-</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Century;">February 19<sup>th</sup> (Sun)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 3.0; text-indent: 31.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Century;">Time:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>11:00 AM ~ 8:00PM</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 3.0; text-indent: 31.5pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Century;">Place:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">gallery ON THE HILL<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 6.5; text-indent: 68.25pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://www.galleryonthehill.com/">http://www.galleryonthehill.com/</a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-char-indent-count: 6.5; text-indent: 68.25pt;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">And of course,</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS 明朝"; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">・</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;">Dinner & Wine & lots and lots of Laughter</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.5pt; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Spices: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Maia Maniglier (exprime / maiagonomi), </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Sachi Doi(MION),</span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Kanako (LOTA PRODUCT), </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Megumi Kawakami</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-font-family: Century; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Spice Rack: Mami, Shinya & Yuki</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Here are some pictures.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">text by yuki, photo by mami</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: xx-small;">Yuki's Fish Tacos</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: xx-small;">Label Design by exprime inc.</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">"Walk" バッジ by LOTA PRODUCT & ロータスリングby hina himuka</span><br />
"<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Walk" badge by LOTA PRODUCT & Lotus ring by hina himuka</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">カレンダーのデザインby 川上恵美</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Calendar Design by Megumi Kawakami</span></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-55706177828938537262012-01-09T09:33:00.001+09:002012-03-05T11:58:12.566+09:00牧師の義姉 My Sister the Minister<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">私の四歳上の義姉は私のヒーローである。彼女は、プロテスタント教会の牧師なので神さまとは仲良しだし、お説教は面白いし、神に仕える人のイメージを覆すぐらいカッコイイ女なのだ。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">また、学者の夫を支える妻であり、五人の娘たちのママでもある。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">でも、私が彼女のことが大好きな理由は、彼女がとても賢く、学生の頃から転換期や大変な時期に適切なアドバイスをくれることである。</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">彼女は牧師になる宿命だったと私は思う。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">でも俗世的な理由をつければ、普通の女子大生だった彼女をこの道に導いたのは、婚約者の突然の事故死だった</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">彼が亡くなった時、知人に「神様はきっと彼をあなた以上に必要としたのよ」と諭されたと言う。彼の死に神が関わりあるという解釈なんか受け入れられないと思った彼女は</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">それを否定するために、先ず神が自分の苦しみの中にどのように存在するのかを確かめようと考え</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">神学校に進み、牧師となる</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">。<span lang="EN-US"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">以前は地元の病院のホスピス部署を統括していた</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">いつも死と向き合っていて落ち込まないかと、聞いたことがある。その時彼女が言ったのは、「死は誰もが経験する自然なことだから受け入れられる」と。また「人が亡くなる時に</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">何を言ったらベストなのは私にもわからない。ただその人と家族のためにそばにいたいだけなの」と話してくれた。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">長い付き合いの中で、私は彼女と宗教や神、倫理や信仰などの話をするのが一番好きだ。というのも一般的に堅いとか重いと思われる話も彼女が相手だと気楽に話せるからだろう。例えばパジャマのままでとか、ワインを飲みながらとか。彼女にとって宗教とか信仰は日常の一部だから、こちらも畏まらずに話せる気がする。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">義姉のアドバイスには昔から助けられている。結婚してすぐにアメリカの平和部隊を通じてアフリカに行くと力んでいた私に、“結婚という新生活を未知の国で始めるのは無謀”と止め、言語が遅い息子のことが心労だった私に、“ありのままの彼を受け止めてあげるべき”と諭してくれた。この家に嫁いで良いことはたくさんあるが、こういう姉妹ができたことは特にラッキーと思う。彼女の他に二人もいることは何とも嬉しい。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My big sister-in-law is my hero. She communicates with the Almighty on a regular basis as a minister of the Episcopal Church, is a dynamic preacher who gives moving sermons and is the coolest servant of God that I have ever met. She is also a wife of over thirty years to a Civil War scholar and a mother to five beautiful daughters. But personally, I love her for her wisdom that has guided me through the turning points and not-so-easy times in my life.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">I believe she was destined for ministry. However, on a temporal level, it was the death of her fiancée during college that pushed her in this direction. At his death,<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">an acquaintance said to her that God must have needed him more than she did. This was not an idea she </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">could embrace or accept. So being who she is, she decided that if she was prepared to reject this idea of where God was in his death, she needed to find out for herself where God might be in the midst of her pain. So she went to divinity school and became a minister, and the rest, as they say, is history. </span></span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Before becoming a minister for the current parish, she was responsible for the hospice arm of a hospital. I asked her how she could deal with death on a regular basis and not let it get to her. What she told me was that she believes death to be just a natural part of the human experience and that, “although there is no perfect thing to say, I think it important to just be there for the patients and their loved ones.”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What I enjoy about being with her is that we can talk about things like human mortality and God, or religion and faith, without all the formality. Like while wearing pajamas or when drinking a glass of wine. She makes it easy to do this. I think this is because for my sister-in-law, spirituality is just a part of everyday life.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Her wisdom is what stopped me from going to Africa with the Peace Corps the first year of our marriage (“one adjustment is plenty”) and what got me through my concern over my son’s speech delay (“you’ve gotta accept him for who he is”), among other things.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are many reasons to appreciate the family I married into, but having this sister-in-law as a constant in my life is definitely a big one. How lucky am I to have two more.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-6007160623993395962012-01-02T09:43:00.002+09:002012-03-05T12:21:38.898+09:00HAPPY NEW YEAR 2012<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Welcome to the New Year (on TV)</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">アメリカでは新年を迎えると</span>“</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Century;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">New Years Resolution</span>” </span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">(<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">新年の決意</span>)<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">を考えるのが慣わしである</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">大晦日に近所のジムにヨガをしに行ったのだが、その時の先生が「決意」ということばを使ってしまうと人は自分にプレッシャーをかけ、到達できなかった場合自己嫌悪に陥ったりするので、来年は</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">”Intent”</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">(<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">何を思いながら生きるか</span>)<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">を考えたらどうかという話があった</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">一瞬これは何のクラスかと思ったが</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">話を聞いていると</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">確かにこちらの考え方は包括的だし</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">プレッシャーも少ない</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">でも日々の生活の指針にはなる</span>。</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">2011</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">年最後の日に面白い話を聞いたなと</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">思いながら帰路についたのである。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">そのあと</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">家族と友人たちと恒例のニューヨークのタイムススクウェアのカウントダウンをテレビで観ながら新年を迎えた</span>。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">皆さま、明けましておめでとうございます</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">どうか2012年もよろしくお願い申し上げます</span>。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">今回は</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">NY</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">の年末の様子と新年になった瞬間の写真をどうぞ</span>。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">There is a custom in the States to make a New Years’ Resolution at the beginning of the year. I went to a yoga class on the morning of New Years Eve where the yoga instructor spoke about this topic. His theory was that a “resolution” puts too much pressure on a person since if you cannot achieve this goal, people tend to interpret this as personal failure. Not good. The alternative, according to him, is to focus on “intent”, that is, on how you intend to live your life. This is a more comprehensive way of thinking with less pressure, but at the same time, provides one with a guiding principle for every day.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">After that bit of enlightenment, I spent the evening watching the annual countdown at Times Square with friends and family in the comfort of my home.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Happy New Years! I wish everyone a healthy and prosperous 2012. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The ball drops from here along with the countdown</span></td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-77002818098988514252011-12-26T08:56:00.005+09:002012-03-05T12:17:18.567+09:00おつかれさま2011年 A Job Well Done 2011<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">「<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">おつかれさま</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2011</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">年、特にニッポン</span>」</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">facebook</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">でこの書き込みを見かけた時、ふと涙が出た。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">思い返すと世界的に激動の一年であった。アラブ世界に起きた</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">大規模な反政府デモを主とした騒乱</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">、</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">EU</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">の経済危機、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">各国の株市場の乱高下、地球の温暖化による奇異な自然現象。</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">そして、東日本大震災。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">その日私は夫の</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">50</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">歳のお誕生日のためにアメリカにいて、ちょうど春休みで学校から戻っている子供たちと息子の誕生を祝うために遊びに来ていた義理の両親とともにいた。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">夜中に忠大くんから電話があり、大きな地震が起きたから取りあえずみんなを帰すから、が最初の連絡。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">それから日本の試練の日々が始まった。</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">会社の方も急遽米国</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">NBC</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">の報道協力の仕事が入ってきてそれから</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">3</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">週間は震災・原発事故の報道に関わることになった。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">アメリカで逐一報告は受けていたものの、</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">311</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">から</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">週間後に日本に戻った時に、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">東北が受けた被害の大きさとスタッフの憔悴にショックを受けたことを鮮明に覚えている。</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">あと数日で今年も終わり。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">コネチカットの家の台所でコーヒーを飲みながら、今日も平和に生きていられることとご縁のある方たちへの感謝の気持ちでいっぱいになる</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">明日何が起きるかわからない世界だからこそ、毎日を大切に生きていかなくてはとしみじみ思う。</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> “A job well done 2011, especially Japan”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I got a bit choked up when I saw this post on facebook.</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Looking back on 2011, it </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">was a tumultuous year which included the Arab Spring, the Eurozone Crisis, volatility in the stock markets and abnormal weather patterns due to global warming.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">And the Eastern Japan Earthquake. That day I was in Florida for my husband’s 50<sup>th</sup> birthday with my children and my parents-in-law. Hiro from work called me at midnight to tell me that a big earthquake had occurred and that he was having everyone go home. That was the first time I heard about the Earthquake and was the beginning of one of the most trying times for Japan.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">For work, we were hired by NBC America to assist in the coverage of the earthquake and the subsequent nuclear power plant accident for the next three weeks. Even though I was in touch with my staff regularly, I was still shocked by the devastation in northern Japan and the mental exhaustion of my staff when I arrived in Japan two weeks later.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It was a year of trial and tribulations. However, it was also a year of many new encounters. Thanks to Spice Rack I met many wonderful Spices and worked with an amazing planning and production team. I was able to speak to many admirable women for my blog. We also met many new people through GT and entertained a lot at "Bar Our Office".</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">As I sit in my kitchen with a cup of coffee with a few days left of this year, I am filled with gratitude for my life and for the lives of all the people around me. Since there are no assurances for what tomorrow will bring, I promise myself to try to live each day fully as if it were my last. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Happy Holidays Everyone. Peace on Earth.</span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> by Yuki</span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right;"><br />
</div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-29285334464484354782011-12-19T11:02:00.001+09:002011-12-19T13:56:31.858+09:00SPICE RACK ポットラック SPICE RACK Potluck<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ポットラック</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(</span>Potluck)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">とは、参加者がそれぞれ食べ物を持ち寄る食事会。味のあるスパイスたちが集まって、近況報告、企画を練る会にはぴったりなネーミングだと思った。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">これからも定期的に、来られる人が参加するという形で続ける予定。初回の金曜日</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">は来年</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">2</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">月<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">の代官山gallery </span></span><span lang="EN-US">ON THE HILL (<a href="http://www.galleryonthehill.com/">http://www.galleryonthehill.com/</a> )</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">にての</span></span><span lang="EN-US">SPICE RACK</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">展示会についての話し合いが中心となった。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">今回の参加スパイスは</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">窪寺麻美さん</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(Le Vert Clair)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">土井幸さん</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(MION)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">香菜子さん</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(LOTA PRODUCT)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">向井比奈子さん</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(</span>hina himuka)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">事務局側から竹崎さん、渡部さんと私</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">うちの会社の</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">CD</span>の近衛さんも打ち合わせから戻りジョインして、有意義な、かなり楽しい、美味しいポットラックとなった。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">テキスト by ゆき子、写真 by 満美 and シンヤ</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Potluck:=A meal at which each guest brings food that is then shared by all. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I thought that this was a perfect naming for a meeting to share recent activities and discuss future plans with the Spices. We plan to continue to do this regularly with those who can participate. This Friday, the topic revolved around the SPICE RACK exhibition to be held in February at gallery ON THE HILL (<a href="http://www.galleryonthehill.com/">http://www.galleryonthehill.com/</a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> ) in Daikanyama, Tokyo.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Spices: </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Asami Kubodera (Le Vert Clair)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">、</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Sachi Doi(MION)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Kanako (LOTA PRODUCT)</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">、</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Hinako Mukai (hina himuka)</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Spice Rack: Mami, Shinya, Yuki & special appearance by GT</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Century;">’</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">s Creative Director, Hiro</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">It was a productive, fun and delicious evening. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chili by Yuki</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kanako, Sachi and Asami</td></tr>
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</div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-9943713112003213422011-12-12T09:57:00.001+09:002011-12-13T16:08:11.289+09:00原美術館とともに With Hara Museum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><style>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">「日本で一番お薦めの美術館はどこ?」と聞かれたら、迷いなく品川にある原美術館<span lang="EN-US"> ( <a href="http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/">http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/</a>) と答えるだろう。いとこがお世話になっているので、そこのラブリーな副館長さんへの取材をアレンジしてくれた。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">彼女と原美術館とのご縁は素敵なストーリーである。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">美術館が開館したばかりの翌年、大学で「偶然」学芸員になるコースに進んだ彼女は、夏休みに<span lang="EN-US">2</span>週間ほど実習をさせて欲しいと頼んだ。当時のスタッフは館長含め<span lang="EN-US">5</span>人。「大学生が突然来て何でもいいからやらせて下さいと言われ戸惑ったと思う。でもまあそこまでいうならいいよ、みたいな感じで引き受けて下さったの。キャパが大きかったのでしょうね」と笑う。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">最初の日のエピソードが面白い。「じゃあお庭の掃除でもと言われ朝から<span lang="EN-US">3</span>時ぐらいまで、お腹が空いたなと思いながらも、掃いていたの。そしたら当時の副館長が出てきて、あっ、ごめん、キミのこと忘れていた」と。そんな始まりだったらしい。結局大学時代ずっと通い続け、卒業時すぐにはポジションがなかったが、一年後に受付係として採用された。それから<span lang="EN-US">25</span>年以上のご縁となり、現在では館長の右腕として美術館の活動全般をディレクションしている。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">原美術館がもっとも大事にしているのは「感性の統一化」。美術館のあり方+展覧会+カフェ<span lang="EN-US">+</span>ショップ+スタッフにすべて行きわたっている。その感性は、もとは原館長が感覚として持っていたものを、それからしばらくしてからブランド・コンサルタントのアドヴァイスも受け、きちんとしたコンセプトとして落とし込まれたものである。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">また美術館としてのスタンスも変化を続けている。開館当初は現代美術を扱っているところがなかったから、プロモーターとしての役割とアートシーンを作っていく任務があった。だが<span lang="EN-US">2000</span>年頃からは、原美術館でのみ可能な展覧会を、選ばれたアーティストとともに催している。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;">「自分の意志というより、流れの中でこの立場になったの。今までこんなに楽しませて頂いてありがたいと思う」。美術館とともに成長してきた彼女がいるからこそ、原美術館が、感性のブレがなく、人々を魅了する場所として続いていくのだろう。</span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 10.5pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US">By </span>ゆき子</span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 10.5pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">原美術館の副館長</span><br />
<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Associate Director of Hara Museum</span></td></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">My favorite museum in Tokyo is the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art in Shinagawa. (</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haramuseum.or.jp/"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www.haramuseum.or.jp</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">) Thanks to my cousin who works there, I had an opportunity to speak with their lovely Associate Director.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">The story of how she began her work at the Museum is interesting. Just around the time the Museum opened, she began her curator course in college after being turned down from her first choice. Thinking she ought to have some exposure in the field she was about to embark in, she went to the Museum and asked if she could work as an intern for a couple of weeks that summer. There were five people working at the Museum back then, including the Director. “I am sure they were taken aback by the college student asking to intern there. But they were generous and said yes”</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">She talks about her first day. “I was there early and was asked to sweep the inner courtyard. Since no one came to stop me, I went on doing it until about 3:00 in the afternoon. That’s when the then Associate Director came by and said that they had forgotten all about me!” She continued to go and help out during college, then after graduation, waited for a year until a position for a receptionist was founded. That was over 25 years ago and now she is the Associate Director, who, as the right hand to the Director, oversees and directs all the activities for Hara Museum.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">What is most important to Hara Museum is “the uniformity of its aesthetics”. This uniformity encompasses the Museum itself, the exhibitions, the café, the shop and the staff. This aestheticism is what Director Hara intuitively cherished from the start and which was then built into a concrete concept/brand with advice from a brand consultant.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">The Museum’s positioning in the art world has gone through changes. Originally, it played the part as promoter of contemporary art and the creator of its art scene. However, now that there are more museums that handle contemporary art, it has been focusing on exhibitions that are uniquely theirs with selected artists. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;"> “I didn’t intend to be where I am, but it just happened. I am thankful for being allowed to have so much fun along the way.” With somebody like her looking out for the Museum, I am sure that Hara Museum will continue to be a very special place to visit.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right; word-break: break-all;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-size: small;">By Yuki</span></span></div></div></div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-23404579057491158392011-12-05T10:41:00.000+09:002011-12-05T10:41:57.529+09:00「女性」と「政治」 “Women” and “Politics”<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">日本の政治は世界の人にはとてもわかりにくいと思う。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">アメリカに戻るとあれだけ首相が頻繁に変わっても日本人は大丈夫なのか、と聞かれるとどうにも答えがたい。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">そんな永田町で女性議員の政策担当秘書として</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">15</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">年勤め、今は「女性」と「政治」の2本軸で諸々な活動に取り組んでいる、同年代の女性がいる。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">きっと気が合うからと後輩を通じて紹介されたのが今年の春。それから懇意にさせてもらっている。</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">彼女は、永田町は男性しか政治に携わらないという前提で仕組まれているから、女性が働きづらい場所だという。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">でも人口の半分は女性なのだから、女性の代表者を増やして、女性の声がきちんと伝わるところにするべき、と主張する。</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">現在、彼女は今年開校した日本政策学校</span>(<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.5pt;"><a href="http://j-policy.org/">http://j-policy.org/</a></span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">)<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">の理事を務める。この学校は、広い視点から物事を考えられる次世代のリーダー育成を目標として、党派や業種を超えて講師を選んでいる。ただ、この政策学校でさえ最初の段階では、女性へのコミットメントが少ないように感じたらしい。自分の永田町で経験が役立つのならとこの任務を引き受けた。</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">彼女が強く説くのは</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">政治界でのダイバーシティ</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">(</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">多様性</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">)</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">の必要性である。</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">今の政治家の構成を見わたすと、女性、</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">20</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">〜</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">30</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">代の人、障害者が少なすぎる</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">本来はいろいろなグループに属する人たちが政治に参加することにより、国民の声がより多く、より広い視点で届けられる。そして総括的な政策が作られるのだ、と。</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">その他にも「女性」をテーマの活動に多々参加している。大学院生の時に妊娠・出産し、ワーキングママとしてずっときたから今後の働く女性にとっても力強い味方だと思う。</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">話をしていると彼女の情熱と誠意に引き込まれる。「</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">311</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">は起きてしまったし、少子化も逆戻りしないと思う</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">でもそれを受けとめて、日本が子供たちの誇りと思うような国になるために貢献したい、これからの</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">年はそのためなの</span>」<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">という</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">こんな女性が政治の第一線にいてくれたら日本の株は大幅に上がるのに、と密かに思っているのは私だけではない気がする。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">This year I was introduced to a woman who had been a policy secretary for a congresswoman for 15 years, and who is now a consultant in the field of “women” and “politics”. She is about my age, studied in the States on a Rotary Club scholarship after college and is a working mom. We are now good friends and the world of Japanese politics seems a little more approachable to me.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">She says that Nagata-cho (the geographical center of Japanese politics) is set up under the assumption that men run government. Consequently it is a difficult place for women to work. However since half the population are women, she states that there has to be more women involved to appropriately represent our voice.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">This year she began her tenure as a board member for the newly founded Japan School of Policy Making. (<a href="http://j-policy.org/">http://j-policy.org/</a>) This school aims to bring up the next generation of political leaders who can think in broad based terms. For this they have a wide range of instructors from diverse professions. However, even at this school, she felt that there was a lack of commitment to women at first. She took on this position with the hope that her presence and experience will help other women take interest in politics.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">What she strongly advocates is the need for diversity in the world of politics. When you look at the composition of those in office, there is clearly a lack of women, people in their 20s~30s and those with disabilities. She states that a comprehensive policy can only be made by having various groups represented and heard. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">S</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">he is also involved in other organizations and activities that address rights for women. Getting pregnant and having a baby during her graduate school years and being a working mother ever since, she is a great person to have on our side.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">“311 happened, and we will continue to have a declining birth rate. However, accepting this, I would like to do what I can so that Japan is a country which the children can be proud of. That is what my next 10 years are for.” Whenever I listen to her, I cannot but think that people’s faith in Japanese politics would increase if someone like her was in a leadership position. I am pretty confident that I'm not the only one.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-4277597123568432472011-11-28T10:34:00.000+09:002011-11-28T10:34:14.569+09:00ひとつの人生、たくさんの引き出し/ One life, many shelves<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> 先日、事務所にあるモノが届き、誰のかわからず、友人たちに問い合わせた結果、自分が頼んでいたという“事件”があった。その時、年をとり忘れがちになるのは不便と苦笑した。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">でもその直後、何かでアイディアを模索していた時、そういえば以前ああだったから、こうすればいい、とすっと解決策が見つかった。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">その時、確かに年をとるのは面倒なこともあるが、いろいろな経験を積むことにより知識が増える</span>=<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">人生における引き出しの数が多くなるのは嬉しいと思った。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">なぜなら、引き出しが多いほど</span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">問題に対するアプローチの種類がたくさんあるから、と妙に納得したのである。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">その経験が、自分の人生にとって何か意義があるべきと思うのだ。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">意義あるというとむずかしそうだけど、要はそれについてどこまで興味を持てるのか、価値を見いだせるか、真剣に取り組むことができるか、などが大切な気がする。</span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><br />
</span></span></div><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">そういえば、<span lang="EN-US">30</span>歳ぐらいの時、自分の人生がチグハグに進んでいる気がして、賢明な義理の父に相談したことがある。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">その時彼が言ったことを今でも覚えているのだが、まだ若いのだからとにかくいろんな経験をしてみること。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">そして、その都度、真剣に取り組んでいたら<span lang="EN-US">50</span>歳ぐらいになって振り返ってみたら、きっと人生が一本の線になっているからと言われたのを思い出す。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">あの頃はあまり意味がわからなかったが、今はそうかなと思う。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ひとつの人生とたくさんの引き出し。</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">これからこのエキサイティングな世界で、いろんなことにチャレンジしていく国内外のスパイスたちや女性たちを羨む気持ちは少しあるが、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">自分の人生と引き出しの数にも満足している今日このごろである。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><span lang="EN-US"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Then, right after that happened, I was trying to figure out a solution to a problem, thought back on some of the experiences I’ve had, then came up with an idea. That’s when I realized that though there are some drawbacks to getting older, it is far outweighed by the benefits of having more experiences (=shelves) to tap into. That is, the more shelves you have, the more approaches you have access to when trying to find answers. For some reason, this made sense to me.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">However, I also believe that it is not just merely accumulating experiences that counts. The experience has to somehow have meaning. By that, I mean, that the experience has to interest you, have value for you and enable you to do it wholeheartedly. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I was about thirty, I asked my wise father-in-law about what I should do with what I perceived then was my disjointed and disorganized life. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I still remember the advice he gave me. He told me that I was still young and that I should challenge myself to many things. However, the important thing was that I do it with interest and in earnest. And that if I do so, when I looked back on my life when I was fifty, all the points would connect and that my life would seem like a coherent line. I took the advice to heart even though I did not understand. But now that I am fifty-one, I know it to be true.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One life, many shelves. Though there is a small part of me that envies the Spices and the women of today for all the adventures they will have in this exciting world, I am, right now, satisfied with the life and the amount of shelves that I have.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">思えばちょうど一年前</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">50</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">歳になったのだが</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">その直後友人に「そろそろですね」と言われ</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">その「そろそろ」が</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">SPICE RACK</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">の誕生となったわけだ</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">昔から私は、「女性が自分のライフスタイルに合わせ、個性や才能を活かしながら仕事をするのを応援したい」のがテーマで、いろいろなアイディアを考えては、スタッフやいとこたちにお披露目してはダメだしされる、というパターンを繰り返してきた</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">今回ばかりは</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">アイディアなのか</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">タイミングなのか</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">もしかしたらネーミングなのか</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">理由はわからないが好評で</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">こうなったらこのモメンタムに乗っかるしかないと思い</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">企画書を書き</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">エンジェル投資家を探し</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">制作スタッフを集め</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">制作を始め</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">本日にいたる</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">一年前にはまだ</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SEED(=</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">種</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">)</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">だったモノが</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">SPICE RACK</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">になったのは本当に感慨深い</span>。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ここまで来るにはいろいろな方のお力添えがあった</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">この場をお借りしてそれぞれにお礼を申し上げたい</span>。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ローンチ時のスパイスになって下さった方たち</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">事業のアイディアはあったものの、まだ具体的な方法が定まっていなかったにもかかわらず、ご賛同、ご協力いただいたことに感謝しています。みなさまは私のインスピレーションです。</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">エンジェル投資家の方たち</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">この企画に可能性を見出して下さったのか、私の情熱としつこさに根負けしたのか、恐らく半々だと思いますが、皆さまのご決心があったからこそこの企画が現実のモノとなっています。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">皆さまが誇りと思えるプロジェクトになるため精進いたしますので、どうか見守っていて下さい。</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">企画・制作に携わってくれた竹崎さん</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">渡部さん、立花さん、島田さん</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">北海道の3KGさん、ソリッドテクノロジーさん</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">どんなに良いアイディアがあっても形になるのは制作チームがいるからこそ</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ここまでこられたのは一重に皆さまのおかげです。ありがとうございます。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">社長が突然新しい会社を立ち上げ</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">そっちにかなりの時間と労力を割かれることを受け止めて下さった</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">GT</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">内外の方たち</span>。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">応援し続けてくれている</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GT</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ファミリーのみんな</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">小さい頃から私に振り回されているいとこたち</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">いつも自信をつけてくれる友人たち</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ありがとうございます</span>。</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">私の無謀な運転を怖がっている母が昔</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">私が運転する車に乗っている子供たちを見て</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">、</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">“</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">あなたしか知らないから幸せよね</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">”</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">と言われたのを思い出す</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">確かに子供たちは良きにも悪しきもこの母親しか知らないわけだ</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">こんなママのもとで心身ともに健康に育ってくれてありがとう</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">最後に</span>、</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">30</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">年<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">近く私のやりたいことを</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">多分の自己犠牲を伴いながら</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">サポートし続けてくれている夫にはただただ感謝のみである。</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">さあて</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">これから</span>。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">スパイスラックが</span>、</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">・<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">世界に向けて情報を発信するプラットフォームになること。</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">・<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">「独立」というテーマで世界中の女性たちが繋がるネットワークになること。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So it’s finally here…the launch. Starting today, you will be able to access information concerning this project, the Spice Pages (promotional page for each woman) in English and Japanese, the feature article, etc. The Spice Rack shop will open in a few weeks.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Just a year ago, I turned fifty and a friend of mine told me, “it’s time”. And that “it” has turned into SPICE RACK. I have always wanted to do something that would support working women utilize their talents while balancing the various responsibilities of life. I would come up with an idea, present it passionately to my (wary) staff and cousins, only to have them point out its flaws. This went on again and again.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I don’t know if it was the idea, or the timing, or maybe it was the naming, but this time everyone I spoke to really liked the idea. So I thought, I’ve got to run with this, and wrote a proposal, spoke to angel investors, got together a production staff and </span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">began production. It is hard to believe something that was merely a “seed” is now SPICE RACK.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">There are many people whom I would like to thank.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To all the Spices who are with us at this launch. When I spoke to you at first, this was just a concept with no concrete plan. Despite this, you put your faith in this project and in me, and for this I will always be grateful. You are my inspiration.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To my angel investors. I don’t know if you saw a potential in this plan, or if I just wore you out with my passion and tenacity, or a bit of both, but thank you. This would not be a reality if it wasn’t for your decision to fund this project. I will do my best to guide the project so that it becomes something that you can be proud of.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To the planning and production team - Mami, Shinya, Takashi, Masako and the people at 3KG and Solid Technology of Hokkaido. A good idea can only become a reality if there are people who make it happen. You all made it happen. Thank you.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To the staff at GT and Clients for your generosity in allowing me to put time and effort into my new venture. To members of the GT family who give me constant support. To my cousins who always help me out when I need it the most. And to my friends who always have my back. Thank you.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My mother who is terrified of my driving skills once looked at my children in the car and said to me, “it’s really fortunate that they know nothing else.” For better or for worse, I am the only mom they know. Thank you kids for being mine and for growing up so healthy in both mind and body. Finally, I cannot thank my husband enough for letting me be me for almost thirty years; I know it’s not always so easy.</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Our vision is,</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">・</span><span lang="EN-US">To make SPICE RACK a platform from where information is sent out to the world</span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">・</span><span lang="EN-US">To create a global community of women who run independent businesses </span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-56619584404453708702011-11-14T10:12:00.010+09:002011-11-14T16:37:37.994+09:00勝沼のワイン巡り Wine Tour in Katsunuma<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">この土日にかけて山梨県勝沼にワイン巡りに行ってきた。</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">きっかけは友人に紹介された素敵な女性とその勝沼出身の旦那さまが定期的にツアーを主催しており、それに誘われたのだ。</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">春に続いて<span lang="EN-US">2</span>度目の参加。</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ワインが好きで、メイド・イン・ジャパンを応援している私にはぴったりの企画なので毎回楽しみにしている。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">国産の美味しいワインを飲む喜びはもちろんだが</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">私がいつも感動するのは</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">どのワイナリーにも掲示している日本ワイン物語である</span>。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">特に明治<span lang="EN-US">10</span>年にフランスにワインの醸造技術を学ぶため派遣された<span lang="EN-US">24</span>歳と<span lang="EN-US">19</span>歳の<span lang="EN-US">2</span>人の青年のストーリーと写真は甲州ワインブランドの象徴のようなものだ。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">まだ日本が開国して間もない時期に未知の世界に渡った青年たちはどんな気持ちだったのだろうか?</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">期待と不安の日々</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">しかし、故郷のためにがんばっている姿が想像できる。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">日本人の生活にワインが根づくのはもうしばらくかかるが</span>、</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">今や世界中で<span lang="EN-US">KOSHU WINE</span>が注目を浴びつつあるのだから<span lang="EN-US">2</span>人の努力は報われたといってよい。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">最近考えるのだが</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">事業というのはもちろん利益を生み出すことは大事だが</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ビジネスの根底には、何かそこにプラスアルファ、つまり誰かに役立つという要素が求められる気がする。</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ワイン作りの技術を学びに行った<span lang="EN-US">2</span>人もそうだったように。最近頓にそう思う。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">スパイスラックのスパイスたちは業種も起業歴も異なるが、自分たちの提供するモノ、作品やサービスが「人や生活を潤したい」と誰かのために役に立ちたい気持ちが共通している</span>。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">SPICE RACK</span>がこのような女性たちの活躍に協力できたらとても嬉しい</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">そんなことを考えながら今週末は勝沼を満喫した</span>。</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">みんなが楽しみながら、日本を応援できるツアーを企画してくれたお二人には感謝。</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">お勧めのワイナリー&レストランのリンクを掲載しておく</span>。</span><br />
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<div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">By </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ゆき子</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">文</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">)</span> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">&</span> </span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">満美</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">写真</span><span lang="EN-US">)</span></span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right;"><br />
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Katsunuma Winery</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">勝沼醸造 / Katsunuma Winery</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">渡仏した2人の写真、など<br />
Pictures of the men who went to France, etc.</td></tr>
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A few grapes left...</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lunch at 原茂ワインのレストラン<br />
Lunch at the Haramo Winery Cafe</td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><span style="left: -5px; position: relative;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Marufuji Winery</span><b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">甲州種の畑 at 丸藤<br />
KOSHU grape vineyard at Marufuji </td></tr>
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My friends who planned the tour</td></tr>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I just returned from an overnight winery tour to Katsunuma in Yamanashi Prefecture. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Katsunuma is located about 1 1/2 hours by train from Tokyo and is the home of Japanese KOSHU wine. My friend and her husband, who is originally from this area, have been organizing tours to the vineyards for a couple of years. I love to drink wine and I want to support the local industry so this was a perfect opportunity for me to do both.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I always welcome the opportunity to drink good wine but what touched my heart is how proud this area is of its history of wine.making In particular, the story of two local young men (24 and 19) who went to France in 1877 to learn the method of making wine appears repeatedly on the walls of every vineyard. Their story and picture is almost a symbol of the KOSHU brand.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What makes their adventure quite amazing is that they went abroad at a time when Japan had just opened its doors to the outside world after more than 200 years of isolation. Two young people travelled far from home to unknown land so that they could bring back the technology that would help the local community. That’s commitment. It has taken a while but KOSHU wine is receiving more acclaim in both Japan and abroad so their efforts are finally bearing fruit. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reflecting back on their story, I think that even though a business has to be profitable, there has to be more to the objective than just the bottom line. That is, an element that calls for the betterment of society and people. I believe that is why these two men were able to accomplish what they accomplished. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Spices on Spice Rack differ in what they do or how long they have been doing it, but there is a common thread in that they want to provide goods and services that enrich the lives of others. They aspire to do something that makes a difference. I have great admiration for these women and hope that SPICE RACK can assist them achieve their goals.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thank you to my friends for introducing me to this part of Japan. For those living in or visiting Japan, I hope you have a chance to take a trip to Katsunuma. It’s a really neat place. For those wine aficionados around the world, please keep your eyes out for KOSHU wine.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Here are some of my favorite vineyards & restaurants in the area. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">By Yuki (article) & mami (photo)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Century;"><u><a href="http://www.katsunuma-winery.com/">http://www.katsunuma-winery.com/</a></u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.haramo.com/"><span style="font-family: Century;">http://www.haramo.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Century;"> (& </span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">素敵なカフェ</span><span style="font-family: Century;"> <span lang="EN-US">&great café)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Century;"><u><a href="http://www.rubaiyat.jp/">http://www.rubaiyat.jp/</a></u></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.lumiere.jp/"><span style="font-family: Century;">http://www.lumiere.jp/</span></a><span style="font-family: Century;"> (& </span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">素敵なカフェ</span><span style="font-family: Century;"> <span lang="EN-US">&great café)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://www.grace-wine.com/"><span style="font-family: Century;">http://www.grace-wine.com/</span></a></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://herisson-koshu.com/"><span style="font-family: Century;">http://herisson-koshu.com/</span></a><span style="font-family: Century;"> (</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝","serif";">素敵なカフェ</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Century;"> great café)</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><a href="http://www.kaiwinery.com/">http://www.kaiwinery.com/</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-1020608707780291722011-11-07T09:29:00.000+09:002011-11-07T09:29:43.155+09:00SPICE RACK ローンチ・パーティー/ SPICE RACK Launch Party<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe85eDqw_Nq91c094DIBVPZKqn_WKYZkAYtuleunng3aB2nzjoIfDIlliyUGSzQLBvY7Pp0F6Nk-T5zfIGf7G9odZCGTmxnQM4m6iorj6JWYqbxmO5h7dBA_silmtTAYRuuFEAjjALUY_L/s1600/PB050919.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="117" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe85eDqw_Nq91c094DIBVPZKqn_WKYZkAYtuleunng3aB2nzjoIfDIlliyUGSzQLBvY7Pp0F6Nk-T5zfIGf7G9odZCGTmxnQM4m6iorj6JWYqbxmO5h7dBA_silmtTAYRuuFEAjjALUY_L/s320/PB050919.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">Rack=</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">棚に並んだ色とりどりのスパイス。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">土曜日はまさにそんな感じだった。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">数週間後にひかえた</span>「</span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">SPICE RACK</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">」の<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">オープン前に一度スパイスの方たちの顔合わせをしようと思い、スパイスのひとりである作家の桐島洋子さんのお宅でローンチ・パーティーをさせていただいた。</span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">独立して何年も経つスパイス</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">数年前に起業したスパイス</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ラックと同時にスタートするスパイス、モノを作るスパイス</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">作品を紹介するスパイス</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">サービスを提供するスパイスと起業歴も仕事のジャンルもさまざま</span>。</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ただ「独立」というテーマで女性たちが集まるプロジェクトなので、みんな事業のオーナーである</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">いろいろな意味で共通項が多い</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">おかげさまで盛り上がり、とても楽しい会となった。</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">百聞は一見にしかず</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">今回のブログはフォトでどうぞ</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">スパイスのみなさま、お疲れさまでした!これからもよろしくお願い申し上げます。スパイス候補のみなさま、ご参加お待ちしています! </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span></div><div align="right" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: right;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">By </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ゆき子</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">文</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">)</span> &<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">満美</span></span><span lang="EN-US">(</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">写真</span></span><span lang="EN-US">)</span></span><br />
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Introduction by each Spice</td></tr>
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色とりどりのスパイスを使ったお料理は絶品! <br />
Listening to Kae Terawaki, Catering Chef of Beauty Bar<br />
She made dishes featuring many spices just for this occasion!</td></tr>
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by グーテ・ド・ママン<br />
Original "Spice Rack" cake decorated with nuts & dried fruit<br />
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Flowers from BLOOM & STRIPES</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">桐島洋子さんからスパイスさんへ<br />
著書「渚と澪とかじ ー わが愛の航海記」のプレゼント<br />
To the Spices, from Yoko Kirishima<br />
A signed copy of her first book!</td></tr>
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ここからの始まり<br />
And it all begins here</td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saturday was just such a gathering.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We decided to invite all the Spices for a get-together before the launch of SPICE RACK in a few weeks. The party took place at the home of a Spice, author Yoko Kirishima, who generously offered us her place. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All the Spices had a different story to tell. Some have been working independently for many years, several just went independent a few years ago and a couple will launch their projects along with SPICE RACK. There were Spices who make products, create art work and who offer services. The common thread being that they are their own bosses and accountable to oneself. I know from personal experience that it’s really nice to meet people who you can relate to. I think everyone thought the same.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A picture is worth a thousand words. It was as fun as it looks! Thank you Spices for being part of SPICE RACK. Future Spices, we look forward to hearing from you.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div>spice rackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685935683525414704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4046514046440672819.post-26556576727001342992011-10-31T08:55:00.000+09:002011-10-31T08:55:03.387+09:00スパイスたちの町おこし / Spices help downtown Philly<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">不思議なもので留学していた頃は他の東洋人の学生が気になり、妊娠時はやたらと妊婦が目に入った。そしてスパイスラックに関わるようになってからは、どこに行ってもスパイスたちに出会う気がする</span>。</span><br />
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<div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">10</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">年前、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ダウンタウンの</span></span><span lang="EN-US">13</span></span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ストリート界隈は怪しげな店が並ぶエリアだったらしい。今のお洒落な雰囲気からは想像もつかない</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">その変革のエンジンとなっているのが</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US">2</span><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";">人<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">のスパイスが立ち上げた諸々の事業だという</span>。</span></span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://barbuzzo.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">http://barbuzzo.com/</span></a></span></div><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">リスクの多い飲食・小売業、成功とともに及んでくる地価の高騰などこれから課題も多いだろう。でも好きなことを自分たち流にやっていて</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">それが地元の貢献にもなっているスパイスたちにエールを送りたい</span>。</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span style="font-family: "MS 明朝", "serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">そういえばお店を出る時にカウンターでひとりの女性が忙しそうに何か作業をしていたのを思い出す。あとでわかったのだが</span>、<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">それはオーナーのスパイスだった</span>。<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">今度来た時はぜひ声をかけてスパイスラックの話をしてみよう。</span></span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was no different last week when I went to visit my daughter in Philadelphia. I chuckled when I found out that the restaurant my husband and I accidently stumbled into was owned by two Spices. And the amazing fact was that this duo not only owned the restaurant we ate at, but were in fact owners of five other businesses on that street. </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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</div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Spices own six businesses; A Mediterranean, a Mexican and a Spanish (formerly Indian) restaurant, a gourmet grocery store, a home interior shop, and a gift/chocolate store. And what a great job they have done with the branding! Each place stands on its own in terms of personality, but together there is a uniformity under the concept of “We heart (=love) 13<sup>th</sup> Street”. It is easy to understand that one of the Spices studied graphic design in college. </span></span></div><div align="left" class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I assume that the Spices have their share of challenges running their multiple ventures and facing a rise in land price that come with the success of these ventures. However, it is truly admirable that they continue to push forward with their dreams while contributing to the city they love.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That day, I remember seeing a woman doing paperwork at the counter when we were about to leave the restaurant. Later, I found out that is was one of the Spices. Next time I go there, I plan to introduce myself and tell her about Spice Rack.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><div style="text-align: right;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by Yuki </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0mm 0mm 0pt;"><br />
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すっかり秋が深まり、あちこちで紅葉が見られる季節になりましたね。<br />
今週末はハロウィン。<br />
街は、かぼちゃのデコレーションやおばけたちがウィンドウを飾って賑やかです。<br />
お子さんがいるご家庭では、仮装パーティーをしたり、お菓子を用意したり、<br />
この時期ならではのイベントを楽しんでいる方も多いかもしれません。<br />
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Autumn has arrived and with it, the beautiful foliage season.<br />
Next Monday is Halloween and the city is filled with pumpkin and ghost decorations.<br />
For families with children, it is the time for costume parties and preparing sweets<br />
to celebrate the event. <br />
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そんなスペシャルなイベントを、<br />
美味しく楽しいケーキとお菓子で盛り上げてくれるお店をご紹介します。<br />
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Today, I am introducing a patisserie which will help you liven up the festivities by offering fun and delicious baked goods. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">グーテ・ド・ママン / Goûter de Maman</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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東京・三田にある、「グーテ・ド・ママン」。<br />
オーナーの三富恵子さんは、スパイスのお一人です。<br />
「グーテ・ド・ママン」はフランス語で、「ママのおやつ」。<br />
1983年に開店して以来、上質な材料で、手作り感のあるお菓子を作り続けています。<br />
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The store is called Gouter de Maman and is located in Mita, Tokyo.<br />
The owner is a wonderful Spice named Keiko Mitomi.<br />
Founded in 1983, she has continued to bake goods with high quality ingredients and a homebaked feel to them. <br />
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石造りの建物のドアを開けると、<br />
ケーキや焼き菓子が並ぶケースや、木の家具を配した落ち着いたカフェが、<br />
たくさんのかぼちゃやおばけたちのハロウィンのデコレーションに彩られて、<br />
いつもとはまたちょっと違った雰囲気です。<br />
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Open the door to the stone building and you will see a display case full of cakes and<br />
other baked goods. Adjacent to it is a cafe with wooden furnitures.<br />
Right now the rooms are full of Halloween decorations and offer a different feel to their usual ambience.<br />
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pumpkin chiffon cake (left), Halloween cake (right) </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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</div>甘さ控えめで、優しい味のするグーテ・ド・ママンのお菓子。 <br />
大人の女性たちにおすすめです。<br />
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Baked goods that are not too sweet and filled with kindness.<br />
A must place to visit for women with discerning tastes. <br />
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<div style="text-align: right;">by 満美 / mami</div><br />
<div style="color: #444444;">Goûter de Maman / グーテ・ド・ママン</div><span style="color: #444444;">Website: http://www.g-maman.com/index.htm</span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;">〒108-0073 東京都港区三田2-17-29 グランデ三田1F</span><br />
<span style="color: #666666;">2-17-19-1F. Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0073 </span><br />
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