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This video was taken in the summer of 2006. It the section of the fish market where there are small restaurants, is where I had the BEST sushi of my life! It was SO fresh and delicious, there was a taste explosion going off in my mouth. I’ve been eating sushi since I was 16, [...]

I did a visa run to Japan last week, and wanted to write a “How to” post before I forgot all the details. The following is very detailed with lots of pictures – probably not interesting for those outside of Korea. Almost all English teachers have to do a visa run some point during their [...]

I LOVE fine paper.  Everything about it – the texture, fibers, weight, the feel of sheets between your fingers, the sound different papers make when you fold or crumple them, how the texture and font of a business card can convey so much, and how my mind runs wild with ideas when I see beautiful [...]

I received this text message from my friend Reardon, a couple hours after arriving home this morning: “u cannot promise many pictures of japanese girls thn pull “down time” bs.”  Okay, okay, here they are: View the entire album here.  I’ve talked to a couple guys and they say Korean girls are better looking, while [...]

I’m finally back home after being gone for over a week.  It feels nice to come back to a comfortable and familiar place.  As promised, pictures are coming.  This coming week will be REALLY busy for me.  After this week, I won’t have constant internet access for two months.  Therefore, I have to get as [...]

I had some great food in Japan, but it is more expensive there.  I’m sure you could get by on $15 a day in Tokyo, but you’d be ordering the cheapest items at diners (meaning small portions) or eating ramen at AM/PM.  I probably spent around $20-$30 a day, but that’s eating whatever caught my [...]

Tokyo is hot and humid in the summer.  These are items that I thought were useful to bring. *** A bandanna – or small hand towel or handkerchief.  It’s hot, and you’ll be sweating a lot. *** Plug adapter – If you’re coming from Korea, you can buy an adapter at a hardware store for [...]

After reading the entire comic, all I can say is "Wow".  It’s offensive, but remember, it was 1942.  "US War Department comic strip included in the first edition of the "POCKET GUIDE TO CHINA", a 75-page booklet distributed to US soldiers (Army and Navy) during their stay in China during World War II." After my [...]

I have a secret.  I feel guilty for having taken over 1500 pictures during my 1 week trip to Tokyo.  I sort of feel that 1500 pictures is excessive, but don’t feel bad about it.  But I am a little embarrassed to admit it though.  Tokyo is a great place for people watching.  Many times, [...]