... for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee."*
We will live in Tokyo for one year. After that it's back home. This is less time than you might think, especially for busy people with jobs. We want to visit as much of Japan as possible during our time here.
Each of the 50 Post-It notes on the fridge represents a weekend. It's part planning aid, part memento mori. Seven of them are already spoken for!
*. This seems to be among the most misquoted lines in the english canon. Here's the actual poem, by John Donne.
For Whom the Bell Tolls
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of thine own
Or of thine friend's were.
Each man's death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.