Noriko

Noriko really is a nice person, isn't she?

How nice of Noriko.

Miho plays the piano better than Noriko.

Miho plays piano better than Noriko.

Noriko is like her mother.

I thought that first officer Riker in Star Trek: The Next Generation was a handsome man, but a homestay Japanese girl student Noriko was ambivalent.

Several times, my mother hosted Japanese "homestay" students at our Lulu Island house. The most memorable were the two girls from Ōsaka, Kaori and Noriko. They taught me to mix milk ice cream with green tea powder; it was a wonderful combination.

In Vancouver, BC, I found and bought a black soapstone Inuit carving of an Inuit man, fat and reminiscent of Buddha. I gave it to my Japanese friend Noriko, who was sojourning on Lulu Island, BC. Ever since then, I could never find a similar sculpture in the art stores.