Travel

I began my last day trip to Kyoto back in Arashiyama Bamboo Park. We arrived at 8 in the morning, before the tour crowds came, specifically so we could enjoy the natural beauty before the road turned into chaos. The …

This might be the hardest blog to write of them all. I have tried to deny to myself that I am leaving Japan, but with my final presentation done and the last two days winding down I can no longer …

900 meters high, two and a half hours from Osaka, 2 trains a bus and a cable car away resides Mount Koya (in Japanese it is called Koya-san with the “san” referring to mountain). I had planned to explore Koya-san …

I’ve waited a while to write this because every time I think I’m over culture shock, something strange happens and it hits me all over again. My first indicator that I may be finally getting used to the world around …

Who has heard of Fukuoka? I know at least I sure hadn’t before coming to Japan.  Japan is made up of many islands,  but the main three islands are Hokkaido (where Sapporo is) in the north, the main island including …

For those of you that know me, one of the first descriptors that may come to mind for me is A-type personality. I love, and often need, every aspect of my life to be as organized and well planned out …

(Before reading, don’t worry about the title; even cheap sushi is good sushi in Japan!) This weekend was a lot more laid back for me compared to other weekends because I have had so much homework for the internship class …