Shopping Spree in Tokyo
We finally got paid. What was the first thing we did? Karaoke, then shopping in Harajuku and Shibuya. Obviously. I bought some much needed work clothes… and some play clothes too. Our friend Kris...
View ArticleA Note on Translation
I’ve found that, here in Japan among my ALT friends, “finding yourself” is a reoccurring theme. I’m not sure how much closer I am to that goal, but I’ve already learned so much in the 6 months I’ve...
View ArticleHow Japan Does Halloween
In anticipation of Halloween tomorrow, I thought the western hemisphere might like to know how this eastern country does Halloween! As you may have guessed, they DO celebrate it here. In fact, they...
View ArticleMixing it up
So in an effort to keep myself motivated, I’m changing the pace of this blog. You can still look forward to my verbose “insights on Japan.” But from here on out, the plan is to write more often, write...
View ArticleThe Constant Coffee Conundrum
Ever since moving to Japan, I have this new problem. Coffee. You see, “conbini’s” (convenience stores) carry coffee. And when I say they carry coffee, I mean they have an overwhelming amount of...
View ArticleJapanglish
Local hair salon Learning Japanese and living in it’s country of origin makes it practically impossible to avoid using Japanglish in your everyday speech. There are just some words in Japanese that...
View ArticleFarewells
Last week began the farewells, as I said good-bye to my third-years at my other school for the last time. It took some coaxing to get them to understand that they won’t see me again, but once they got...
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