In the city of Shimada, Japan, perfect rows of tea plants stretch out like endless waves in a deep green sea. From Shizuoka prefecture, some of the precious harvest will be sent to Redmond, Washington‍ where ‍Kyohei Sugimoto and his team await it at Sugimoto USA headquarters.

The Redmond local shares reflections on life, art, and her decades-long acting career.

“Librarians might not know everything, but they know how to find anything,” Kirsten Erikson said as she walked around the Redmond Library, weaving through the shelves to show off the collection.