PinnedMaiko SerizawaMy beautiful bathing suitSeveral summers ago when I stayed in Sicily for three weeks in a graduate math summer program, I got myself an unexpected souvenir —Feb 4, 20221Feb 4, 20221
PinnedMaiko SerizawaA Kind SunWhen my little brother was about two, he started drawing with crayons like any other child at that age. What was particular about his …Mar 11, 20221Mar 11, 20221
PinnedMaiko SerizawaWhen I couldn’t close my mouthIt was when I was about four year old. One sunny cold winter day, my mother was taking out the laundry to our balcony as usual. She left…Mar 21, 20221Mar 21, 20221
PinnedMaiko SerizawaTears at a birthday party and a word that stayed in my heartThe year I was thirteen, my maternal grandmother celebrated her 77th birthday. In Japanese tradition, a person’s 77th birthday carries aJun 20, 2022Jun 20, 2022
PinnedMaiko SerizawaThe day I rode my unicycle for the first timeThe year when I was nine, there was a nationwide craze for unicycle riding among children. Suddenly, all my school friends started riding a…Nov 23, 20221Nov 23, 20221
Maiko SerizawaStubborn RefusalI’m five in this memory. One weekday morning, I’m watching TV with a spare hair tie in my hand when suddenly, a fun idea occurs to me. A…Oct 17, 2023Oct 17, 2023
Maiko SerizawaRunning LateI’m five or six in this memory. My mother takes me to kindergarten every morning except one day a week when she has work early in the…Oct 12, 2023Oct 12, 2023
Maiko SerizawaA Weekday MorningI’m five years old in this memory. It’s a weekday morning. I never seem to notice the morning’s arrival until my mother comes to wake me…Oct 9, 20231Oct 9, 20231
Maiko SerizawaWords about BananasOnce upon a time A lady took me to a supermarket She needed a few items To keep in her room: Yogurt and bananasOct 4, 2023Oct 4, 2023
Maiko SerizawaThe Train SpeaksWhen I was small, every summer, I used to visit my maternal grandmother in the countryside with my mother. We would take a bullet train to…Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 2023