

Souvenir from Kyrgyzstan
I received a wonderful souvenir gift (お土産) from one of my students at LIFE Jr. College. It's a traditional hat from Kyrgyzstan. I think...


17th Wedding Anniversary
My lovely wife, Izumi, and I celebrated our 17th Wedding Anniversary a couple days ago. We - including our children - celebrated the...


Go Itoman High School! Win!
My lovely wife, Izumi Pickard, is a public high school teacher here in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Currently, she teaches at Itoman Senior...


Hello! My name is Mark Pickard (ピカード・マーク)
My name is Mark Pickard. Allow me to introduce myself. I am an American. I grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii. Since 2000, I have been living in Ok