Travels August 21, 2015 Day 25: The Big Buddha Over the past couple years, giant Buddha statues have become a must-see in our travels. The Great Buddha of
Daily Life December 24, 2014 ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas I started thinking about “The Christmas Post” a few weeks ago, somewhere around the writing of Thanksgiving in Japan. I’ve even been kicking
Daily Life / Eats December 1, 2014 Thanksgiving in Japan A taste of home for the holidays as we celebrate our first Thanksgiving in Japan.
Play July 16, 2014 Hiking Hiwada Before leaving the U.S., we’d started to get into hiking. With the beautiful natural areas in Oregon, it’s not
Daily Life June 3, 2014 Odds and Ends A few odds and ends from the last week. Old-timey bicycle sighting I was running through nearby Wakaba today
Daily Life May 28, 2014 Small World Oregonians pride ourselves on being on the fringe. “Keep Portland Weird” is the unofficial city slogan. Darth Vader riding
Travels May 15, 2014 Shinrin Koen Last weekend, we headed west for the first time, taking the Tobu Tojo train to Shinrin Koen (Forest Park).
Daily Life May 12, 2014 Costco Bulk purchasing isn’t really part of our day-to-day life in Japan. Our 550 square foot apartment, which actually has
Travels April 25, 2014 Harajuku Tokyo provides a lot of opportunity for tourism, shopping… your typical big-city stuff. But, the gems of a city
Daily Life April 17, 2014 Love Thy Neighbor In Oregon, the ringing of our doorbell usually yielded a predictable result. On the other side of the front
