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Office Parties in Japan

By ⋅ February 27, 2013 ⋅ 4 comments

Japanese work culture is a subject that can raise a lot of questions and concerns for foreign people. “I heard people work till they drop!” “Do you have to work 70 hours every week?” “Is it true that there are no days off?” “Are there really mandatory drinking parties?” These questions are, to an extent, [...]

To Party, or Not To Party

By ⋅ November 17, 2012 ⋅ 2 comments

I suck at partying. I’m honestly just really, really bad at it. I have never understood the appeal of mashing my body up against a bunch of sweaty strangers while listening to robot orgy music. I do enjoy music, having a drink with my friends, and going to cool venues. I do not, however, dance, [...]

“Adult” Beverages

By ⋅ September 10, 2012 ⋅ One comment

A couple posts back I described all the new and exciting things going on for me here in my little corner of the world. While there are a lot, arguably the biggest change is transitioning out of the world of teaching English and into a new, totally unrelated field. My main job at the beer [...]

Scenes From Summer

By ⋅ October 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve gotten pretty backlogged with my photos.  Summer is finally winding down (at least, I think it is – some days the weather still seems unsure of what month is is), and we’re transitioning into Autumn, at long last.  The weeks of complaining about the heat have been abandoned and will be soon replaced by [...]

Square (or circle) dancing, Japan-style

By ⋅ June 30, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Last weekend I attended Guji Odori, an old-fashioned Japanese style dance party. This particular festival/party features dances originating from the Gifu prefecture of Japan. Gifu prefecture is located West of the Tokyo area. Throughout the summer months, Gifu prefecture holds a number of dance festivals for people to take part in these traditional shindigs. For [...]

And now, for the “talent” portion…

By ⋅ May 19, 2010 ⋅ 2 comments

Apologies for the lack of updates recently – haven’t been experiencing much that is both a) bloggable and b) I think to take photos of at the time.  But here’s something from Golden Week, my week of vacation where I got paid to go and play in the sun. Nearby Koenji held an event called [...]

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  • NEW POST: Short photo post of the University of Tokyo campus during our Misty Monday yesterday. Check it out here:
    http://t.co/R0TT4ijoBZ
    2013/05/21 14:00
  • I'm at a point in my life where walking down stairs in heels without holding on to a hand rail is all the adrenaline rush I need for a day.
    2013/05/21 12:50
  • There will never be a day that I do not first read アース サポート as "ass support" instead of "earth support".
    2013/05/20 22:20
  • Holy Humidity, Batman.
    2013/05/20 22:05
  • Ate konbu out of politeness. Didn't barf. Monday is a success.
    2013/05/20 12:18

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