Daily Life / Travels June 29, 2015 American Culture Tour After more than a year living abroad, some thoughts on the first visit back to the U.S.
Daily Life January 28, 2015 Thirty-Something As of last weekend, I’m officially in the middle of my late 30s. And where better to spend a birthday
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.
Daily Life October 7, 2014 How Do You Say… I recently started reading a book called The Japanese Have a Word for It. Among other things, it discusses the
Travels September 12, 2014 Kangaroos, Koalas, Kappuccino and Kabernet Adelaide was one of my favorite overall stops on our Australian holiday, mostly because we got to spend a
Daily Life August 29, 2014 Readers Abroad Cascadian Abroad began as a way to keep friends and family updated on our adventures abroad. Over the last
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 / Eats June 17, 2014 Care Package About 10 minutes before leaving the house for our weekend trip to Fukuoka, the doorbell rang. It was the
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
