How We Came to Japan
One of the questions I often receive is “How did you come to Japan?” Today, I will answer that question, as well as reminisce of how we came to…
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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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Water Adventure Tokyo Summerland
This is a re-post from my old blog (now inactive) that I kept when I was in Japan previously, and part of the Flashback Friday series! ^_^ An apt time to re-post…
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Remembering our previous lives in Shizuoka
Our recent travels (to Izu and the safari park) brought back memories of our first trip to Shizuoka, and we were both reminiscing with certain amusement how different…
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Working Culture in Japan as an English Teacher
This post was not written when I was teaching, but I think some people are interested in finding out what working in Japan is like, so I’m penning…
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Japanese and their unusual pets
This is a re-post from my old blog (now inactive) that I kept when I was in Japan previously, and part of the Flashback Friday series! ^_^ First written: 23 June 2010…
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My first 夏祭り! (natsu matsuri, or summer festival)
Since it is effin’ cold now (temperatures at night are 1°C, give or take), what better way to imagine warmth and toastiness by reliving one of my favorite…
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