Event
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Aging Wisely
Workshop: Kathy Morikawa on Growing Old in Japan
June 17, 2023 on Saturday at 13:30 - 15:30 (Doors opened at 13:15)
Topic / Theme:
Growing Old in Japan
Speaker:
Kathy Morikawa
Facilitator:
Stuart Walker
Venue:
Kaderu 2-7
Venue:
Venue:
Language:
English
Price:
Free
Event Description
Who: HMSC members and their guests
Please limit your number of guests to two.
What: Kathy Morikawa will present based on information from her book "The Expat’s Guide to Growing Old in Japan" for the first 30 minutes followed by Q&A time. Stuart Walker will be the MC. The second half will focus on group discussion, sharing, feedback and concluding remarks. A background information sheet (PDF) will be available and will include some links to places in Sapporo where this technical paperwork can be done.
When and Where: Kaderu 2-7 Conference Room 510 on Saturday, June 17th from 13:30 to 15:30. The doors will be open from 13:15 The room will have Wifi available.
Pre-registration: In order to have a sense of how many people will be in attendance so we can plan accordingly, we ask members to preregister by sending an email to Peggy Shibuya at sapporopeg[@]gmail.com and letting her know that you intend to come and how many guests you will bring. Of course, if you can't know until the last minute, if there is space available you will be welcome!
Please note:
For the attendees' privacy, we ask that you refrain from recording or filming.
Refreshments and snacks will not be provided.
Wearing a mask is strongly recommended given the health issues among our aging group members.
Please limit your guests to two people.
Please limit your number of guests to two.
What: Kathy Morikawa will present based on information from her book "The Expat’s Guide to Growing Old in Japan" for the first 30 minutes followed by Q&A time. Stuart Walker will be the MC. The second half will focus on group discussion, sharing, feedback and concluding remarks. A background information sheet (PDF) will be available and will include some links to places in Sapporo where this technical paperwork can be done.
When and Where: Kaderu 2-7 Conference Room 510 on Saturday, June 17th from 13:30 to 15:30. The doors will be open from 13:15 The room will have Wifi available.
Pre-registration: In order to have a sense of how many people will be in attendance so we can plan accordingly, we ask members to preregister by sending an email to Peggy Shibuya at sapporopeg[@]gmail.com and letting her know that you intend to come and how many guests you will bring. Of course, if you can't know until the last minute, if there is space available you will be welcome!
Please note:
For the attendees' privacy, we ask that you refrain from recording or filming.
Refreshments and snacks will not be provided.
Wearing a mask is strongly recommended given the health issues among our aging group members.
Please limit your guests to two people.
Summary
Eighteen members and six guests came out to hear Kathy Morikawa's presentation on aging wisely. She elaborated on key points from her book, "The Expat's Guide to Growing Old in Japan" written under her pen name Wm Penn and answered questions from the audience.
Following her presentation we broke into four discussion groups with each group discussing issues pertinent to the group members' situations and interests.
To conclude, we came together and shared the key points focused on in each group and Kathy answered a few remaining questions as time allowed. We all went away with a lot to ponder about going forward and aging wisely.
Following her presentation we broke into four discussion groups with each group discussing issues pertinent to the group members' situations and interests.
To conclude, we came together and shared the key points focused on in each group and Kathy answered a few remaining questions as time allowed. We all went away with a lot to ponder about going forward and aging wisely.
Eighteen members and six guests came out to hear Kathy Morikawa's presentation on aging wisely. She elaborated on key points from her book, "The Expat's Guide to Growing Old in Japan" written under her pen name Wm Penn and answered questions from the audience.
Following her presentation we broke into four discussion groups with each group discussing issues pertinent to the group members' situations and interests.
To conclude, we came together and shared the key points focused on in each group and Kathy answered a few remaining questions as time allowed. We all went away with a lot to ponder about going forward and aging wisely.
Following her presentation we broke into four discussion groups with each group discussing issues pertinent to the group members' situations and interests.
To conclude, we came together and shared the key points focused on in each group and Kathy answered a few remaining questions as time allowed. We all went away with a lot to ponder about going forward and aging wisely.
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