Just Your Average Sunday in Japanland…
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Save the Shimokitazawa
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
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Flower Girl
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
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Breaking News: The Phantom White Dude has a Girlfriend
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
Pictures from Kyotoland
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
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Top Five Things I Want to Do Before I Leave Japan
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
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The Souvenir Tattoo
One of my old co-workers once had the name and image of the cruise ship we worked on tattooed to his upper arm. We were on Nassau in the Bahamas and he was drunk on this sudden, new found love for the cruise line industry as well as just plain drunk from two many tequila… Read More The Souvenir Tattoo
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The Drunk Girl
Last night I witnessed no less than three people throw up in the Shinagawa train station: An elderly man, a college kid and a very drunk, teenage girl. I’d just missed the last train home and was stranded seven long subway stops from my apartment. It was 1:30 in the morning and I was exhausted… Read More The Drunk Girl
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Globe Trotter: Thoughts on Leaving Japanland
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
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I’m Leaving Japan
Everyone’s always told that when my time came to leave Japan, I’d intuitively know. As if I’d wake up one morning and start to make myself a breakfast of curry and rice and the realization would just hit me that I’ve had enough. And that I’d realize that I want to go back to the land… Read More I’m Leaving Japan