So, it has been a year now, of living
in Japan, and I thought I would talk about somethings I have gotten used to and
somethings I haven’t gotten used to. I
will also touch on identity as well. ...
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After
having lived in Japan for nearly a year, there are many things I have come to
understand that is strictly Japanese culture and norm and I cannot expect them
to change. Those things are fine. Typically, those things either work better
than in the US, or it makes sense why they do...
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Now
that I have been back in school for a while, I thought I would share what my
schedule looks like on a weekly basis. What
I do at work, what do I do in my free time, that sort of thing.
This
year, I teach a total of 22 classes.
Those classes are split into A week and B...
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Having
been in Japan for 9 months now, I have come to realize the many prejudices
Japan holds over the rest of the world.
Most, if not all, of them are pretty negative. Let’s start off by talking about each different
type of prejudice you will encounter during your stay in...
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I
decided that today’s post, will be a funny story. Living in Japan, certainly allows for some
interesting cultural differences from time to time, and I happened to have
encountered one that I thought everyone would appreciate hearing about.
One
of my bras made it into the dryer on...
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I would like to apologize in advance for how unorganized this post is. I just went right into writing without any type of planning. I am pretty sure my train of thought changed courses while writing this. I hope you still enjoy it none the less.
Everyone has thought about learning...
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With the school year approaching its end, I thought I would write about what it is that I like to do in my spare time when I don’t have any classes. First, I will talk about what I do when there is no school and I am just a desk warmer, then I will talk about what I do normally during the...
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Hello! Long time no read. I have gotten some requests on what I should talk about, so I will be posting information about those once I have written out an outline for them. For now, I thought I would tackle the easiest request first, and that is, what is my schedule like? It...
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Culture shock. It is something that over 70% of travelers and those living abroad experience. So that does not mean everyone feels it in their life, but then why does everyone assume it will happen to you? Perhaps the answer is that we are often confusing culture shock, to...
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I know this isn’t my typical post but I have something on my heart I want to share. I also apologize for the length, it is sometimes not easy for me to articulate what I want to say in English. My thoughts also get jumbled and don't seem to make much sense, but I...
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