Taipei Diaries: Seeing Grandma and Taipei 101
It’s Golden Week in Japan! What’s Golden Week? You might have read in previous posts that I’ve gone out on weekdays, and that’s because I got the day off since it’s a public holiday. Golden Week essentially is a week in May when there are 3 public holidays in a row (not exactly sure how…
Sapporo Diaries: Back to the Airport and Solo for a bit, Again
My boyfriend went to Korea again (to leave the country, again, since his 90 days were almost up), so I accompanied him to the airport on April 22. It’s kind of funny, because a week later he would accompany me to the airport for my Taiwan trip, but I digress… We left home around the…
Sapporo Diaries: A solo date and reunion
I went to Sapporo on April 15th because my boyfriend was coming back from Tokyo, and we stayed the night so he doesn’t have to rush back to my place. Plus, it gave us some time to relax and spend some time in Sapporo. April 15th: I got on my usual 7:40 bus to Sapporo,…
My First Japanese Elementary School Entrance Ceremony
On Thursday, April 6th, I attended one of my elementary school’s (the same one I went to the graduation ceremony for) entrance ceremony. Ok brief intermission before that. No one actually told me when it was or that it was happening. The new staff introduction ceremony (“taking up a new post” is what the dictionary…
Nagoya/Tokyo Diaries: Hammock Head Spa and Goodbye
Here’s the last part of my Tokyo trip! Did you read Part 1 and Part 2? March 31st: After a short day in Nagoya, this was our go back to tokyo day, with our reserved shinkansen tickets for 9:40 am. This was to give us some time in the morning to grab some breakfast, and…
Tokyo/Nagoya Diaries: TeamLab Planets and Ghibli Park
Here’s part 2 of my Tokyo trip! March 28th: Our main planned thing to do of the day was TeamLab Planets, and other than that, just chill in Tsukiji in the morning, and Asakusa and Ueno in the afternoon/evening. Because I planned on getting a brunch at Tsukiji, I bought tickets for TeamLab for 1pm…
Tokyo Diaries: Strawberry Hunting and Tokyo DisneySea
I went to Tokyo! My friend and I had been talking about her coming to visit a while back, and a couple months ago we finally made solid plans and booked things. We’re just hanging around Tokyo for the most part, since it’s her first time here, and also exploring some of the more touristy…
Money Matters
You’ve probably heard many things about Japan being a cash-based society, although they’ve probably transitioned quite a bit on that front since Covid hit. Nevertheless, it’s still generally true relative to living back in America. I did use cash sometimes, but it really was mostly when collecting or making payments for bulk college club purchases,…
My First Japanese Elementary School Graduation
Last Monday, March 20th, I attended one of my elementary school’s graduation ceremony for the sixth graders. Unfortunately I couldn’t go to my other school’s since that one was on the same day, but I’m glad I was able to experience the vibe at this one. The graduation ceremony took place in the school’s gym,…
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