I write you now from Mitsushitori, Okayama Prefecture, Japan, a small mountain town of about 800 people nestled in a slade of hills 200 km due west of Osaka; situated along a paved road surrounded by fields of rice, grapes, and persimmon orchards
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Before I left my home, I was asked by a mentor of mine in Vershire, Vermont, to reflect on a question: What, Clark, are you leaving behind? [...]
