New Year Celebrations in Japan
After some thought, I want to do a more detailed post on Japanese New Year celebrations. In Japan, I have come to realise everything has...
Winter Vacation at it's Finest
Surprise! Yes, I did visit home over the winter break. Keeping the secret for over a month was extremely difficult, I can assure you...
The Most Challenging Aspect Thus Far
Many people ask me the question ‘what has been the most challenging aspect of your life in Japan?’ My answer is usually the stares I...
A Slight String of Misfortune
Wow, it has been some time since my last blog post. I apologise. Things have been a little slow here and there’s not many interesting...
More Firsts and Facing Intercultural Misunderstandings
It’s official. I’ve had my first bike collision. With another bike fortunately! I was the person in the wrong, thinking the way was clear...
Anything You Can Do, Japan Does it Better
Japan knows how to do autumn. I’ve never truly seen colours like I have here. All those pictures associated with autumn – the bright...
A Cultural Gem
I have been asked last minute to create an article for the school's year book. With no topic restriction, I was at a loss as to what to...
Climbing My Way Back Up
Ok, so after such a downer of a blog post, I promise that this one will be much happier to read. I have had a rather successful week...
Lowest of Lows
Culture shock. Everyone talks of it and everyone warns you of it. But no one can prepare you for when or how hard it will hit. And it’s...
Halloween and To-Die-For Ramen
Today will forever remind me of V for Vendetta before Guy Fawkes. I think I blame it on Hugo Weaving’s acting. Or maybe it was the script...
