When I first met her, Reina was a baby, a very active and excitable baby. What impressed me from that moment was her unusual energy -- a very positive, physical energy. The type that makes everyone around her feel good.
As she grew a bit older, she started to compare me to a Japanese television character. That character is a dog, a lovable dog I was told. I hope that is true.
More recently, Reina has been attending a public school in the Bay Area and also has been watching KQED-TV.
Of course, since we are a public television station, we provide children's programming that many parents, including Reina's, feel is safe and educational for their kids.
In a sea of advertising-driven commercial TV, our programs are almost the only option for parents who do not want their young children to become addicted to the other kind of story-telling...at least not until they are a bit older and more discerning.
Reina wrote KQED a letter last week, thanking us for what we do.
On KQED stationary, I wrote her a letter back.
This was her response, getting her first letter ever.
あなたのおかげで、レイナ
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