by Rebecca Copeland | Jul 5, 2023 | Memories
One of the worst aspects of international travel is jet lag and where it leads—the upending of schedules, the loss of moorings, the sense of walking under water. Some people are able to transition seamlessly from one time zone to another. I get discombobulated just... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Jun 21, 2023 | Family, Memories
I had a doll who traveled the world. Some of her travels she did with me. Some she did on her own. She was a brave little doll. And, very persistent. Twice she turned up under the tree on Christmas morning, waiting for me. I guess “under the tree” is a bit of a... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Jun 7, 2023 | Family, Memories
What etiquette should new visitors to Japan be aware of that makes us better tourists? The interviewer’s question was a good one. As I tried to craft my answer, I realized I’d been pushed to adapt to many different locales throughout my life, even within the U.S. I... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Dec 21, 2022 | Memories
“Okay. Here’s a listing that might work!” The agent pushed a sheet of paper across the desk to me. “The landlord specifically says he wants to rent to foreigners.” That was refreshing news. My husband, Dennis, and I had been in Tokyo for nearly a week now, trying to... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Dec 7, 2022 | Memories
I often feel I could live anywhere. When I was seven my family spent a year in India, and I loved it. For college I relocated to the Sandhills of North Carolina. Only a two-hour drive from my home in Raleigh, still the landscape was different, with long-leaf pines,... 
by Rebecca Copeland | Nov 9, 2022 | Memories
“You take Jupiter, and I’ll take Saturn.” We were studying the solar system in our fourth-grade class, and Linda thought we ought to create the different planets in our houses. We wouldn’t do all the planets. I mean, who wanted to recreate Uranus anyway? We planned to...
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