Arisha In Tokyo – A Life in Tokyo Blog
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When good people get together
Since being back in the US, I find myself comparing many aspects of life here to life in Tokyo. Transportation, people, food, shopping; there’s something to be said about the similarities and differences present even in the most mundane of everyday situations. Yesterday I had the opportunity to compare the small-town bar experience to the [...]
Here, have some Oregon
I’ve received some queries as to the status of my job. I got an email from the company yesterday letting me know that their first week back in the office after the New Year was quite busy, but they’ll know this week if they can make me an official offer. They wrote to verify my [...]
Limbo
I’m stuck. Stagnant, stymied, caught, going nowhere, and doing nothing. The first couple weeks I was home there was a flurry of activity; I was applying like crazy to anywhere and everywhere I was qualified to work in Tokyo. There were sleepless nights spent drafting cover letters and revising resumes, afternoon interviews and many carefully [...]
Happy Holidays!
As time has passed, our family’s holiday celebrations have become progressively less present-centric and more breakfast+talk centric. A couple years ago we started a new tradition of writing family-related stories that we’d share with each other on Christmas morning as opposed to spending a small fortune on gifts. This year was much the same – [...]
“They don’t have that here”
When I moved to Japan, one of my concerns was being “cut off” from some of the things most familiar to me; familiar foods, familiar places, even familiar people. I was worried I’d be unable to find something I really needed, or wouldn’t have access to things I really enjoyed (hi, Hulu!). What I found [...]
Nine below
Transplanting myself a couple of times over the last several months has forced me to re-adjust in a number of ways; I’ve adjusted housing situations, transportation options, and even what foods I eat. I gained a new perspective on the word “heat” when I moved to Tokyo in the middle of summer. And now I’m [...]
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