I keep this blog for friends, family and students in Japan& the U.S.

Since Spring '07, Zen and Taka moved to California full time for Zen's basketball career. I'm in California most of the time right now too. Almost every day I go to help my Grandmom. She was born in 1919. Taka and I also get to work for Uncle Lynn's landscaping company. Santa Cruz, California. As beautiful as ever. However I still feel homesick for Japan~~

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Zen@ 2007 and almost two, and three years later~

Zen, playing for the All-Japan Jr.NBA in Japan
January 2007


And then for the Santa Cruz Cardinals almost two, then three years later.

We watched a number of fellow players mess up their ankles. Finally we invested in these braces that Zen pretty much always laces, and straps on all of the time before playing now.
Got to do all we can for those powerful legs of this boy. I was remembering about ten years ago when one old friend, Eneida~ YOU!! who used to teach for me in Japan. She was walking behind Zen and exclaimed over his legs THEN! How she'd never seen such muscular legs on a boy as young as Zen. About 7 years old then. That's when HE noticed them too! ; )

Hey, here's a self portrait of the son's caretakers! Me and Taka~honey~

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