What I learned in Niseko
There are times when you would never have imagined that wisdom would come out of nowhere. I lived in Niseko before and there is one incident I keep remembering. I moved on to a few places and finally I settled in Karatsu in Kyushu, and when I'm figuring out a way to sustain the rich nature and environment here, I remember the elder auntie that started talking to me in Niseko. A lot of people already talk about the bright side of Niseko. Today I want to talk about keeping that brightness Japan has. The Farmer auntie When I moved to Niseko was few years before Covid-19 hit. Niseko was experiencing a bubble, and there was new construction everywhere. I started to live with a farmer who works in Niki, and helps out the harvest for the farmers in Niseko as well. I joined the harvest in Niseko, and was introduced to many farmers. Then one auntie was interested that I grew up in the Bay Area, California. "Boy, I can't speak English so can you be the one to tell the developers t...