After having just graduated from one of the most rigorous schools of Western philosophy, Melissa J White decided it was time to try Eastern philosophy for a change. But sitting zazen in California made her itch to discover the roots of Buddhist practice, so she decided to take a radical step and move to Japan for a year with Walker—her long-term boyfriend and Sting-Look alike. From a gaijin youth hostel to an ancient Kyoto farmhouse, “Dizzy Sushi” tells the tale of a year of being an outsider in a country that is a paradox of beauty and difficulty. As each chapter unfolds in a new house, this traveling couple grows further apart until a startling discovery pulls them back together to make the decision of their lives. An artfully detailed, articulate, and authentic memoir of self-discovery, “Dizzy Sushi” is about what can happen when you test the boundaries of culture and commitment
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Melissa J White is an award-winning advertising designer and writer. “Dizzy Sushi” will be her first published book for which she won the Recursos de Santa Fe Discovery Prize. For the last five years she has worked as a script supervisor, story consultant and branding expert. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband and three children.
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“DIZZY SUSHI IS DELICIOUS! PART LOVE STORY, PART SPIRITUAL QUEST, THIS BOOK IS AN ELEGANT AND LUSTY LITERARY FEAST FOR THE HUNGRY READER’S HEART AND SOUL.” — Sarah Lovett, author of “Dark Alchemy”