Aug 26

WELCOMING CHAMONIX STUDENT

Jill Sheeley hosted a wonderful gathering of City of Aspen as well as Aspen Sister Cities members to welcome Nolan Balmat who is from Chamonix and attending Aspen High School for the entire school year. His mom, Agnes, was happy to meet our little group and know that he would... read more →
Aug 05
Aug 05
Jul 22

TIMBAH BELL: CRAFTING CULTURE

Aspen's past and Shimukappu's present offer lessons for our culture's future Shimukappu is at a turning point. Or that’s the belief of Yoshiharu Hoshino, anyway. He’s the CEO of Hoshino Resorts, the hotel brand with four 36-story hotels at the town’s local ski resort. When COVID halted global travel, Hoshino... read more →
Jul 19
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Jun 02

TIMBAH BELL: FINDING REJUVENATION IN JAPAN

Self-care in Shimukappu is part of the way of life. I sensed that the toilet advertisement was a promising sign, but I struggled to grasp the meaning. Two children wearing evil-looking headgear gasped in pain above a set of futuristic TOTO toilets — the largest toilet manufacturer in the world.... read more →
Jun 01
Mar 23

TIMBAH BELL: WORDLINESS IN THE JAPANESE COUNTRYSIDE

Lessons at school in Shimukappu show how to be a global team player My ninth-grade students recently had a lesson that discussed humanitarian work in Afghanistan. One passage read, “Have you ever heard of groups that collect Japanese school backpacks? They send them overseas. So far, more than 200,000 backpacks... read more →