Wow…I hadn’t realized that I hadn’t posted anything since October last year! I blame it partially on getting two retail jobs in November (which I didn’t want) because I’d burned through all my savings, thanks to student loans. At least one of the two jobs isn’t cashiering anymore, but rather cash office. Anyway, since I’ve […]
Golden week in Japan is especially long this year because of the change in eras. On April 30, 2019, Emperor Akihito stepped down, the first emperor to do so in around 200 years. His son, (now Emperor) Naruhito stepped up on May 1, 2019. Because of that, and because golden week has holidays anyway, this
In Japan, having a hanami, or flower viewing party is very popular around springtime, especially for the brief time that the sakura flowers blossom. I tagged along to one that the other ALTs were having today. I was somehow a couple hours late, but I still had time to take a few pictures before everything
I didn`t get any of my pictures from winter vacation posted yet, so I am going to go back and try to get at least some of them up. Starting with the doll photos from before I even left Japan! On Dec. 16th I went to a big event called a Doll Party (I`ve been
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I just realized how bad I`ve been about keeping up a blog. ^^;; Well, I never did say it was my strong point. I have the bad habit of writing entries in my head then forgetting to actually put them down… Anyway, I wanted to share a few more pictures from my day trip yesterday,
‘Dolpa` is what the company Volks calls their doll`s parties. I went to one yesterday up in Sendai…and it was the first one they`d had in Sendai since the earthquake and tsunami 7 years ago. I spent way too much money, of course (though than I thought I would). I was super tempted by one
Living in Fukushima Prefecture, I have found that when I tell someone that that`s where I live, I get a response along the lines of “But isn`t Japan radioactive?” Mostly from foreigners, but occasionally from Japanese people, if I meet them outside the prefecture, there`s the misconception, “Isn`t Fukushima radioactive?” In a quick answer: Fukushima
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So last Sunday, a bunch of the English speakers in the area (mostly ALTs) got together for a barbecue. The park that was picked was an hour south…and to get there, you had to drive through the exclusion zone. You`re allowed to drive through the exclusion zone at this point, but there are signs at
It`s occurred to me recently that the whole reason that I started this blog was to find ways to keep magic in everyday life. And then when the other blog became intertwined with this one due to lack of photo space, I think I lost sight of that a little. And it`s not that I
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So first let me talk about the no spend month. I`ve tried them before, but never succeeded, as I tended to give up halfway through for one reason or another. But because I got Arete and the rescue doll, (and clothes for Arete), there was an enkai for work, and a couple of times going
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