BK Journal by Wakako

Discomfort as Teacher // Love Letter, November 2023

Discomfort as Teacher // Love Letter, November 2023

Greetings from the canyon, where we are experiencing lingering Summer warmth. If you are familiar with my IG feed, I am pretty obsessed with my weekly surf session. I started taking... Read More
Moon phase journaling

Moon phase journaling

Last weekend was a full moon. Its beauty was radiating and full of inspiration.  Back in August, when we were traveling and staying on a rural island in Japan, I... Read More
Perception of Time // Love Letter, October 2023

Perception of Time // Love Letter, October 2023

It was at the very end of the day. The day felt long, as Fall days tend to be each year, and kids' activities frequently have us travel from one... Read More
Time and encounter; a story from traveling through Japan // Wakako

Time and encounter; a story from traveling through Japan // Wakako

I am so grateful to be able to share my stories from the travel, as the "act of traveling" always brings up new questions. Our time in Japan this summer... Read More
Depth of Experience // Love Letter, September 2023

Depth of Experience // Love Letter, September 2023

I found myself once again on a remote island of Japan. It’s rural there, and every day, I got this sense of being hugged by the mountains, rivers, ocean, and... Read More
A beach that holds all of us. // Love Letter, August 2023

A beach that holds all of us. // Love Letter, August 2023

Greetings from the canyon, where the mid-summer heat of inland Southern California meets the ocean breeze. It's very hot here, especially since many old-built homes (like ours) in the area... Read More
Thoughts from our time in Iceland // Wakako

Thoughts from our time in Iceland // Wakako

We are in a completely new season (heatwave in the coastal desert of Los Angeles), and the experience we shared in Iceland in early spring with icebergs and glaciers feels... Read More
"EMBARK" // Love Letter, July 2023

"EMBARK" // Love Letter, July 2023

We are tidying up artwork on our dining room wall, and I slipped a piece of paper that was a part of the wall for this past year into my... Read More
Paths We Cross // Love Letter, June 2023

Paths We Cross // Love Letter, June 2023

Greetings from the canyon where gloomy days and moist evenings and mornings continue. It is an exhilarating and sentimental season for Frido and I since June is a birthday month... Read More