Thanksgiving was much better that I was anticipating. I thought it might be one of my more somber weeks here, but it actually turned out to be one of the better ones. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I love fall all together, and Thanksgiving is always the perfect ending to… Read more“Thanksgiving in Japan”
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Monkey Business in Kyoto
I know I said last week that I was going to try and lay low to save some money, but let’s be honest, who really thought that would be the case. At my birthday fiesta last weekend, Greg mentioned that he was getting together with some teachers from other branches… Read more“Monkey Business in Kyoto”
Birthday #25
All I was looking forward to all week was going out drinking with my friends on Saturday to celebrate my birthday. Some of you may be disappointed to hear that, but I don’t care. Work is still enjoyable, but I really look forward to my weekends, and this weekend was extra… Read more“Birthday #25”
Better late than never, right?
Since coming home from Okinawa, I have tried to continue relaxing. It was going pretty well for a few days. We had no regularly scheduled lessons last week, but I did have a few private lessons to teach. It was a pretty chill week overall. Most everyone else in the… Read more“Better late than never, right?”
Okinawa
Finally, the weekend I had been waiting for. I put in a request for time off 2 months ago, and booked my trip to Okinawa soon after and I was looking forward to the trip ever since. This week is a “no lesson week” so I was able to get 2… Read more“Okinawa”
… Japan has some weird Halloween costumes…
I don’t know what to say tonight. I feel like I have been inundated with awesome pictures and videos from home this past week. Hurricane Gonzalo came past the east coast and perfect weather on shore set up for some amazing surf in the OBX. This morning I woke up… Read more“… Japan has some weird Halloween costumes…”
Owl selfies…
This weekend was unexpectedly awesome. I was anticipating a nice relaxing time, at home with as little activity as possible. I got some rest on Sunday morning, but I was unable to stay committed to my plan to be as lazy as possible. Last week was my week of open… Read more“Owl selfies…”
Typhoons, Volcanos, and Camping
So everyone around here was all up in a tizzy about this Typhoon. It was said to be “the biggest storm on planet earth………. Since last November”. Last weekend we had another typhoon come through. I wasn’t too impressed by it, but I figured this weekend’s storm would give me… Read more“Typhoons, Volcanos, and Camping”
The Recovery…
Nothing too special to tell you about this week. Sorry. This past weekend was the first one in about a month where I didn’t go anywhere for the weekend. I really just wanted to relax and catch up on some sleep for at least one of the days. I was definitely… Read more“The Recovery…”
My mom’s last few days in Japan
Day 5 (Wed) was our whole day in Nara. It started w/ an authentic Japanese breakfast cause we were staying in a ryokan. We had an assigned time to come to the dining area & were seated at a western style table – not a low one like in our… Read more“My mom’s last few days in Japan”