Karen Hill Anton is a long-time resident writer, calligrapher, dancer, coach and traveler who has just released a beautifully-written memoir about her life called "View from Breast Pocket Mountain". In this talk, we discuss parts of the book that really struck a chord and inspired me in many ways in my travels and life in Japan. Watch the video of the talk here.

Karen's book is full of interesting details from her childhood in New York to her travels and residences across Europe working as a vegetarian and macrobiotic chef. Finding her way to Japan with her husband and child the slow-way and discovering a love of rural Japan. Karen's long-running Japan Times column, "Crossing Cultures" was a lifeline for many international residents navigating the trials of living in Japan.

Karen has helped many international residents in Japan find a life here thanks to her insightful newspaper columns, and now a beautifully written memoir called the View From Breast Pocket Mountain. This book is an entertaining read which will also spark many new possibilities and ideas as well as inspire you in your own life in different ways, I highly recommend it!

https://www.karenhillanton.com/

music thanks to @hikosaemon via SoundCloud

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