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I went there to put my boys on a plane that would fly to the states. They’re spending the summer with grandparents, aunts, uncles & cousins.
After I put my boys on the plane, I was alone.
I had a day until my flight back to Okinawa, so I wandered the streets of Tokyo, stopping at the Tokyo National Art Center where I toured the Renoir collection.
As I looked at the Renoirs, particularly the nudes, I was struck by the beauty of the females he depicted.
These women look nothing like what you’d find in most modern magazines or ads. They are soft, feminine, yet far from being weak, these women evoke strength & beauty.
Going through the exhibit, it was odd standing there among these petite–in an almost bird-like way–Japanese women who were also looking on, studying,...
