Can you believe that one year has already passed? About one year and one week ago, I ended one chapter of my life and effectively started a new. About one year and one week ago, I hopped on a plane, much like I had in January of 2016, with no real plans for what would… Read More One Year Since Leaving Japan
Even though I have been here for two years, I still stumble upon moments of cultural differences that surprise me. This was the case on Friday in my 6th-grade class. Since we are nearing the end of the school year, I thought it would be a good idea for us to make skits using the… Read More Random Thoughts #1 – Learning/Teaching Moments
My friends and family are always surprised on the days they hear me complain about technology in Japan. While Japan excels in other ways, technology use in daily life is one of the ways it misses the mark. It can be one source of my frustration since my perspective is that we have these fantastic… Read More The Truth About Japan and Technology
Welcome to the first post of many in our new Living in Japan Series! Each post in this series will be some tips, tricks, or just information that we think will help you get by while living in Japan. To kick things off, let’s talk about the basics of nutrition labels in Japan! It took me a… Read More Living in Japan: A Quick and Dirty Guide to Nutrition Labels (Part 1)