I thought it would never come, but spring is finally here! It started with the graduation of my ninth graders […]
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Ashikaga Flower Park
This beautiful park is a must visit for flower lovers. Not only is it open year round (with special events […]
Strawberries and Sakura
This weekend, I went to southern Nagano for the first time since moving here in August. Why did it take […]
Great Weather and Great Company
This past weekend I went on a trip through my prefecture’s AJET (Association for Japan Exchange and Teaching) group and […]
The Fire Festival at the Snow Festival
With the amount of snow that Nagano gets, it should be no surprise that it has a snow festival. In […]
Those who can’t ski/snowboard…
I will start this post off by saying that I have a love/hate relationship with the Nagano winter. Being from […]
鯨ーくじら
Can ya guess what I’m about to eat? Hunter and I saw it at the Tsukiji Fish Market and we […]
築地市場 — Tsukiji Fish Market
This is easily one of my favorite moments from my trip to Tokyo with Hunter. I have dreamed about going […]
御朱印第15号ー浅草寺
Goshuin number 15 is from 浅草寺 (Sensō-ji). Located in Asakusa, Tokyo, I often think of tourists when I think of […]
福は内。鬼はそと。
Yesterday was Setsubun, a Japanese festival that celebrates the beginning of spring (HA. Spring… that’d be nice.). Typically, this is […]
A Passport and Chopsticks 