SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA: 浪人

“The way you write ronin is with the character for wave and the character for person, which is pretty much how I feel, like a little wave person, floating around on the stormy sea of life.”
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9oct19. San Diego (Sea Port,) California

KOBE, JAPAN: SUMA

Suma-ku is one of nine wards of Kobe. It has a lengthy stretch of sand, so it is a popular beach location in the summer. The beach has appeared in several Japanese classics, for example, “Genji Monogatari,” (Tale of the Genji.)

Below: Waiting for the train to Suma at Motomachi Eki.

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Suma:

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17apr14. Koba, Japan. Suma.

TYRE, LEBANON IMAGES: TYRE FINALE

In Lebanon, it’s never over for anyone. You cannot write off anyone or anything in this country.Saad Hariri

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28JUL13. Tyre, Lebanon.