Or How I learned to Stop Worrying and Love Instant Coffee When my family got stationed in Greece, I remember walking into our house on Kolokotroni Street, taking in the old amber lighting, the brown linoleum floor in the kitchen, and my small white twin bed, and feeling thoroughly overwhelmed. The pieces were there, but it […]
I got back from Japan. Then I lost a job. And so I applied for a job in Japan. I went to the Grand Canyon. Now I’m heading back overseas…to Japan. I’m not sure this is where I’m meant to be. I don’t think this is my final stop. But this blog will go back […]
Oh, my feet are bleeding tonight. I have a blister on my heel that makes me want to weep a little. It’s all Inari-sama’s fault, but I’ll get to that. We left early in the morning to go to Nara. As I mentioned, I was in Japan because I wanted to help a friend complete […]
Note: This is retrospective, as I’ve been back for a little while. It will flip-flop on tenses, so please be patient. I woke with the sun full on my face – our AirBnB apartment has windows that face full east. It was a glorious, golden morning – though chilly at the end of March. My […]
And so it was I shook the dust from my feet, took off, and crossed another ocean. I randomly agreed to be B’s bucket list travel buddy, as Japan is his 30th birthday present to himself. I’m paying it forward in a way. Just as I asked people to accompany me on my dream trip, […]
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