Going Japanese

I obtained the address of a first cousin,Evelyn.She is the daughter of my father's sister.As I've said before it's taken me until now to even know Daddy had a sister.I am not sure of her name but I understand that until just before she died she always thought she was an orphan.I have wept for her, it is very sad that she did not know about my Daddy.She may have been able to give him some of the love he so badly needed.I bet she could have done with a brotherly hug sometimes too.I want to respect my new family and do not want to overwhelm them so I am trying to take baby steps and not interrogate to find out information.This will take time.I hope we can meet one day and Evelyn has expressed a wish to and I believe this may be possible sooner rather than later.Evelyn is married to Kazuo,who is Japanese.They are both teachers and got their education in America.They live in Tokyo with their daughter,Nana,also a teacher,and their son Maho.Evelyn has very kindly sent me many photos which I shall always treasure as they mean so much to me and have made me very happy.Interestingly my brother,David is married to Yuki,who is also Japanese and lives part of the time in Tokyo too for her work committments.It is possible they can meet up and Yuki's house is called Corben House after our family name.When I went to my brother's home and showed him the photos of Nana and Maho at the local festival he told me he had been showing his son a similar photo of him and Yuki wearing the exact same kimonos before I arrived that morning.He keeps the photo in their kitchen on display.I find that absolutely fascinating,don't you.Evelyn says she has four brothers who live in Scotland and Cornwall.Oh what joy to know their names.These revelations have made me feel so happy.