President's Message
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by Robyn Hagle
In early October, my husband and I returned from our annual trip abroad. This year’s destination was Japan. We spent two weeks exploring the traditional and culturally-rich city of Kyoto, the cosmopolitan and bustling city of Tokyo, with stops in several tiny mountain villages and an ascent, on foot, up Japan’s fifth tallest mountain. Like a good librarian, I did plenty of research on the country before our departure, so it wasn’t a surprise when our combination washing/drying machine sang a song between cycles or our toilet seat stayed toasty warm. The trains ran exactly on time, as advertised. English was not widely spoken and, as our guidebooks predicted, many Japanese were not willing to speak imperfect English, despite how helpless we must have looked. Continue reading 'President's Message'»
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