Stumbled across this article one of my good friends, Grant from Cali, wrote a few weeks back; he spent a day exploring Hiroshima and conducting interviews with managers of local grocery chains in the city. His conclusion? Hiroshima loves fresh food. “Normally, in a typical Costco, fresh produce accounts for 6% of the stores total … Continue reading
Exploring Tokyo like a True Tokyoite – well at least from my perspective. To permanent city dwellers, I probably looked like a very lost Gaijin. On the Shinkansen ride to Tokyo I thought about Hiroshima, Naoshima, Kyoto, and all the random locations I had adventured through around the country and I became very excited because … Continue reading
The Y, Y-Mag, E-Mag, whatever the name, it is complete! A group of five came together and created this magazine idea we called Y. (Originally this club was known as E-Mag and I joined during it’s transition to Y.) It was a difficult journey to get where we are today, and at first I bit … Continue reading
What is a processed food? This is the exact question that has been on the back of my mind for over a year now. Anyone could tell you fruits and vegetables are necessary and you should eat whole grains, but what about the other chemicals added to those goods? I sent out a visual about … Continue reading
Take a minute to watch this video a friend of mine from TGS has made with the help of other TGS students. Her name is Yada, she is a grade 12, and she is doing her best to make a difference in the world. So far she has spoke at a Ted X Teen conference … Continue reading
What is a fractal? fractal – def – a curve or geometric figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. Fractals are useful in modeling structures (such as eroded coastlines or snowflakes) in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales, and in describing partly random or chaotic phenomena such … Continue reading
Barefoot Gen In school we have been studying WWII and the affect of nuclear weapons in general, and specifically in Hiroshima. However, TGS took a new approach and ditched the history text books. The way we learned was through the graphic novel Barefoot Gen. We analyzed the page set up and literary devices while learning about … Continue reading
Six months ago I was in Munnar, India with my classmates. As a school project, including all of our subjects, we created a business plan and proposed it ‘Dragon’s Den’ style to a group of ‘investors.’ My group of four (Paul, Jonah, Tiana, and me) were extremely passionate about this project and I think this … Continue reading
Yesterday TGS and HIS had the opportunity to meet Robert Jacobs, a Harvard graduate working here in Hiroshima. He is a specialist in research about nuclear weapons and their social and cultural affect. Here is his website. Following are my notes on from the talk… Continue reading
Imagine the worst scenario possible. What would you do if I told you there is a worse event than that? Continue reading
