Our New Dog
We had a new dog come home with us today. Unlike Milk Tea, she is calm and quiet. She follows me with her eyes rather than her feet. She…
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Rin
24 Hours in Fukuoka
I’ve always wanted to visit Fukuoka (ok fine, I say that for almost every place in Japan) and glad to have finally visited it on our recent Kyushu trip!…
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Rückkehrunruhe
n. the feeling of returning home after an immersive trip only to find it fading rapidly from your awareness—to the extent you have to keep reminding yourself that…
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Flying with Peach
There are various ways to travel from Tokyo to Osaka. In the past, I’ve taken an overnight bus, driven there, and gone there via shinkansen on the JR pass (back…
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Learning to Walk
Some people may be surprised to read this, but not all dogs naturally love walks. Or the outdoors. Yes, I have an otaku dog. Milk Tea’s fear of the outside…
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A Singaporean Living in Japan – What It Is Like For Me
Many people are curious about what it is like for a foreigner to live in Japan. However, depending on the type of foreigner you are, experiences will vary…
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How I Started Working in Japan as an English Teacher
I recently came across posts of several different people moving to Japan, and reading about them starting on their journey made me reminisce my own experience. Those were such precious…
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