If there’s one thing I get asked more than anything else it’s, “How are you able to live this life of adventure? Where does the…
If there’s one question you folks contact me with the most, it’s this, “How do you support yourself? How do you make money? What on…
During my time teaching in Japan, I have managed to learn a lot about the English language. My students here are fond of using and…
Nenkyu (年休), or vacation time in Japan, doesn’t work as you may expect, coming from another country. Rules and “working hours” are law.
Today, Japan’s Fukui Prefecture experienced what is being called the most destructive nuclear disaster that the world has ever seen. With what is expected to…
So today is the big day? Apparently I have yet to officially be employed despite having already been told to do things related to said…
Sushi, Sony, Miyazaki, Nintendo, Sumo. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who doesn’t associate at least one of these things with Japan. But what…
6:50 AM, and my alarm goes off. I’m not outdoors in my sleeping bag meaning I am not okay being woken up this early. Snooze…
It was bound to happen eventually – I finally got myself a temporary, permanent address (or at least I expect to have one soon). Yes,…
