After traveling around for 10 months I finally got to see some friends from home in Bali! Monica and Cooper, two friends and former roommates in SF, made ridiculously long treks to meet me on this beautiful island. As if being with friends on this trip wasn’t special enough, my Aunt Linda treated us with …
In the blink of an eye I’ve been in Japan for just over five weeks. I tried to write a post that sums up some fun cultural facts I’ve learned since my last post, which includes 2 weeks in Tokyo along with trips to Hiroshima, Nikko, and a mad dash across the Japanese alps on …
On my first day in Japan, while wandering around Osaka Castle, I heard an American dad say to his ~ seven-year-old son who was goofing around “Watch your manners, we’re in Japan.” It made me laugh and also wonder what he says when his son goofs off at home... “It’s okay son, do whatever you …
