Life and adventures in Japan
If you are into the current sheet mask craze, the brand Lululun releases special regional sheet masks in Japan. The regional sheet masks are scented with the product that the area is most well known for and uses other local ingredients as well. As stated on the Lululun website, the idea is that when you… Read More Lululun Regional Sheet Mask Types in Japan
When I was much younger, way before Japan even existed on my radar, I would spend about two months of my summer vacations either at sleepaway camp or visiting relatives. It might be a personality thing, but even at a young age, I’ve always been relatively content wherever you place me. For this reason, I… Read More Dealing With Homesickness
There is a special level of patience that you need in order to date someone that doesn’t share the same mother-tongue as you. My boyfriend and I speak/understand enough of each other’s language to make fairly complex conversations possible, but there are times when our thoughts don’t reach the other person. Not being able to… Read More Intercultural Relationships and Communication
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