Siberia
“O-machi shite imasu. Novosibirsk de wa watashi ga
yorokonde o-tetsudai itashimasu.”
(“We’ve been waiting for you. I look forward to looking
after you whilst you’re in Novosibirsk.”)
I was listening to fluent Japanese on the phone. My
Russian friend Pecha had told me that Elena’s Japanese was
good before I left Japan. I felt close to Elena from the first
time we spoke. She and her husband cared for me with heartwarming
kindness in Novosibirsk. (from "Against the Wind" - Poolbeg Press)
