Winter in Japan is really cold, and next month will be the worst. Don’t be fooled by the fact that it’s an island in the Pacific. Northern Hokkaido nearly touches Russia, and even the south gets snow.
A little snow, what am I whining about, right? Before you start saying I’m losing my Midwestern edge, […]
Signed the papers yesterday, I now have half a year left to learn to love Japan.
Which, in the end, is pretty much why I’m leaving; I cherish parts of my life, I value my independent lifestyle, I enjoy having my own apartment, I love the people who have become dear to me, I’ll miss the […]
I was home for Christmas this year. It was the first time I’ve been home since coming to Japan a year and a half ago. Since I bought my tickets I had been awaiting this trip anxiously. I was excited to go home, and nervous that somehow I might have gotten old, or that too […]