Happy March to all readers! Spring is on its way here in Tokyo, though winter is still trying its best to hold on. It’s the beginning of March now, and we’re a few days away from the 1 year anniversary of last year’s disasters (March 11th). It’s been an interesting, eventful year, to say the [...]
Hello, readers! Long time no see! My computer died a sad death a couple months ago, and I’ve only recently picked up a replacement. I’m getting caught up with my backlog of info now. Here’s the first thing I’ve been wanting to share with you guys: the third message my neighborhood temple posted this year. [...]
I am an idiot. On a disturbingly regular basis I do stupid things out of ignorance, sheer bone headedness, laziness, or some combination of the three. My offenses usually range from the very mild (completely forgetting to buy an item I need at the supermarket) to the moderately concerning (walking into a convenience store to [...]
I like cooking. Here’s something I made recently (by “recently” I mean 15 minutes before writing this post). It’s a Japanese dish called “Buta no Shogayaki”, meaning literally “fried pork in ginger.” It’s a simple, tasty, surprisingly light dish. A student and I were sharing recipes this week, and she mentioned this, which I had [...]
Two years ago today I returned to Japan after a three month absence following the conclusion of the internship that brought me here in the first place. I was excited, hopeful, and jet-lagged, but most of all, I was overwhelmingly happy to be back in Japan. I had a week of training with a few [...]
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