Hi everyone!
First of all, my sincere apologies for the hiatus. I was
pleasantly surprised at the considerable views the blog enjoys 21 months
after the last update. Thank you all for your visits.
I had started this blog as a personal project that went
alongside my previous employment: a university-run regional revitalization
program at the tip of Noto Peninsula. After the program’s
successful termination in March this year, I left to resume life as ABD and
unpaid fellow. I had then thought to abandon this blog imbued with references to my
previous work arrangement. (ETA: the program site linked in past articles has been taken over by a successive program launched in Oct 2012 for which I did not apply.)
Nine months on I still have no idea what I will be doing next spring except that I finish my dissertation as soon as possible. I do enjoy life in Noto nonetheless, writing up while
observing Noto’s “satoyama-satoumi phenomenon” from a
slightly different angle. It was my interest, after all, in the political
ecology of biodiversity conservation and value-creation at the rural periphery
that ran through my doctoral study in anthropology / area studies on Malawi that had brought me to Noto. As I dedicate nearly all my waking hours to dissertation
writing, I may stumble upon a few points here and there relevant to the blog
theme that I might like to share.
I thank you again for the many visits.
Have a wonderful New Year & hope to see you more in
2013!
