Grab Your Passport! Cornerstone at Hampton explores Japan

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Residents Barbara O’Brien and Ellen Rosen twist the fabric to create beautiful patterns of Shibori Tie Dye.
Residents Barbara O’Brien and Ellen Rosen twist the fabric to create beautiful patterns of Shibori Tie Dye.

Grab Your Passport! Days at Cornerstone at Hampton are a collaboration between staff and residents that encompasses education, entertainment, great food and lots of energy.

Resident Betty Simpson was very serious about getting that sushi roll technique just right during Culinary Club.
Resident Betty Simpson was very serious about getting that sushi roll technique just right during Culinary Club.

This innovative travel program was developed by Senior Living Residences as a way to connect residents to the greater world around them by spending one day each month virtually traveling to another country or city to explore the history, art, music, sightseeing venues, and cuisine of that destination.

Resident Jim O'Brien tries some sake at Kume Japanese Steakhouse.
Resident Jim O'Brien tries some sake at Kume Japanese Steakhouse.

The Japan program included making Japanese Shibori tie-dye bandanas; learning about the Japanese koto from entertainer George Parker; making sushi in Culinary Club; and visiting Kume Japanese Steakhouse.

Resident Lorraine Fontaine was impressed by George Parker playing the Japanese koto. The koto is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument and the national instrument of Japan.
Resident Lorraine Fontaine was impressed by George Parker playing the Japanese koto. The koto is a Japanese plucked half-tube zither instrument and the national instrument of Japan.

Cornerstone at Hampton is an assisted living and memory support community located at 298 Exeter Road in Hampton.

Resident Judy Sanphy learns how to roll her own sushi as part of Grab Your Passport! days at Cornerstone at Hampton.
Resident Judy Sanphy learns how to roll her own sushi as part of Grab Your Passport! days at Cornerstone at Hampton.

This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Grab Your Passport! Cornerstone at Hampton explores Japan