I don’t write about my dating life on this blog much (or at all, really). When you write about your life on the Internet, you gotta draw the line somewhere and I guess that line for me is discussing details of Relationships Past, Present or Future. I think it’s important to respect people’s privacy, which… Read More Dating When You’re A Broad: It Ain’t Easy!
Would you pay to have sex in a garage? No? Well if you lived in Central America you might.… Read More Auto Hotels and Love Hotels
Not being able to read Japanese can have some disastrous consequences.… Read More The 999th Reason Why I Hate Japanese
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The madhouse that was Yoyogi park last weekend. It was Woodstock-crowded. I had the best weekend. This was due to the fact that my weekend revolved around some of my great loves in life; music festivals, picnics, cherry blossom trees, and Japanese hippies. I think Japanese hippies are hilarious. They’re like the cleaner and better-… Read More Save the Shimokitazawa
There’s a new celebrity in town and her name is Sakura. She’s tiny, delicate, a pale shade of pink and every one’s clamoring for a chance to be photographed with her. She’s the new Paris Hilton and she’s got this country so love-struck, one could say it’s bordering on obsessive. People travel thousands of miles… Read More Flower Girl
My ninth roommate, a 20-something American whom I affectionately refer to as “The Phantom White Dude” has a girlfriend…and she is really hot. This probably won’t come as a surprise to anyone who’s familiar with expat life in Asia. After all, the whole ‘weird white dude + supermodel gorgeous girlfriend = typical relationship’ is an… Read More Breaking News: The Phantom White Dude has a Girlfriend
I just got back from a four day, whirlwind of a mini-vaca in Kyoto and Osaka. Here are some of the highlights: Drinking hot sake at a night-time Cherry Blossom viewing party, counseling the distraught mother of a rebellious teen at four in the morning in a youth hostel, taking a knitting class at a… Read More Pictures from Kyotoland
Me, in front of Matsumoto Castle Now that I have less than a month left on this island, I feel this constant, nagging urge to dig out my Lonely Planet guide book and get to work crossing off all of the touristy “must sees” of Japan. Just yesterday I was actually contemplating if I should… Read More Top Five Things I Want to Do Before I Leave Japan
Photo by Diabolo-Spinner Every day I’m finding it harder and harder to leave Japan. It’s not just that my boss has offered me more hours, more pay, and a chance to design and run my own weekend art courses. It’s not just that my friends question my sanity and guilt trip me with “Everyone is… Read More Globe Trotter: Thoughts on Leaving Japanland