Kodomo Kokoro (Child Heart)

I lived in Japan for about 2 years (83-85), I was 3 at the time. While living there I spoke fluent Japanese. When we came back my parents had a hard time getting me to speak English. Sadly, I lost my ability to speak Japanese, so now I am slowly re-learning. My parents kept a journal of our life in Japan. Thanks to this I am able to remember our time there. I like the photos of me in my Japanese schoolroom; you see all my Japanese friends, and me with bright blond hair sitting in the middle of them.

While living there we became great friends with the Izawa family. Mr. Izawa came to visit us in 1987, it was great to see him again. After falling out of contact for many years I recently sent him a letter. Our families still have a strong bond, these many years later. Mr. Izawa wrote that he may be able to attend my wedding this Fall.

I’ve been fascinated with Japanese Culture all my life. Last Christmas my mother gave me a home movie of our time in Japan. I was feeding some deer, running around the Todai-ji Temple grounds and even driving a boat by Mount Fuji. It was a great experience to see myself back in Japan having fun.

Other Possible Titles:

Reflections of Japan
Echos from my life in japan
Lines of a lost life in japan
Japan life to remember
My Japanese childhood
My Young Konnichiwa
Nippon wa Kokoro no Naka (Japan is within my heart)
A Blond Boy in the Land of the Rising Sun
OSU! My Japanese Heart (Osu is what you used to say to greet your friends and they would in return say OSU! It means hey, etc)
The Rising Sun in My Young Heart
My Kodomo Kokoro (My Child Heart)
Itsumo Iru (Always there, always existing - referring to your memories, thoughts, life in Japan)
Gaijin Ja Naku (Not a Foreigner)
My Birth of Japanese Heart (Nihon no Kokoro no Umare)

Some funny titles Rodrigo came up with :)

My Japanese soul
How i became a ninja
Childhood memory cravings
Before the Dawn of a ninja life
The Dawn of my japanese heart
In the begining there was Japan (or the name of the city you where in)
Behold!
Only left cuz i didnt know better
My parents forced me to leave

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