Tokyo in Two Days

Back in June of 2018, I applied for, was accepted into, and put a deposit down on obtaining my TESL/TEFL (Teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language) certificate at California State University San Marcos. At the time, I was planning on leaving the country and moving […]

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Exploring Kansai

I finally made it to mainland Japan! Though those who know me personally know that I have family in Okinawa. But many don’t realize that though I’ve traveled to Japan many-a-time, I have never actually visited mainland Japan; I’ve always gone directly to Okinawa. Kansai is […]

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Okinawa 2015

Day 1: June 23, 2015 After arriving in Naha, Bachan had prepared a soup with kombu, daikon and fatty pork. I don’t know what it’s called; it’s her creation and it’s delicious! I spent most of the day at Hireto-ojisan’s house while my sister took my […]

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