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
Daily Life May 7, 2014 Odds and Ends Notes from a laundry-filled Wednesday. Care package! About a week ago, I asked my mom to send me some
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 19, 2014 Internet! After a month in Japan, we finally have internet in our apartment. I never thought I’d say it, but
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
Daily Life April 17, 2014 Wakarimasen: The Challenges of Learning a New Language When we first visited Mexico, I figured out how to say “I’m lost and I have lots of money”
Daily Life April 2, 2014 Trust: Letting Go in a New Country Trust is a tricky thing. It can be earned, lost, regained. But most importantly, it can be given. In