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August Trip Around Japan

Some may call it the Disaster Tour. Some may call it the \”food everywhere\” tour. I took a week-long trip to other places in Japan – Nagasaki, Miyajima, Nagano, Hiroshima, Fukuoka…Japan really is beautiful. We started by leaving Tokyo early … Continue reading

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A Few More Weeks

Ah…well, it’s coming down to that time – I only have a few more weeks left here in Japan before I have to return to the USA and the tragic life of the law student. Specifically, the 3L law student, … Continue reading

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Abandoned Subways

Ever since watching TMNT, I’ve been fascinated by abandoned subways in various cities. I actually got hop in one in Boston once, but it was more of the cleaned out kind. I know there are a lot of abandoned stations … Continue reading

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Gez Fry

Pretty cool self-taught manga-style artist – I like that he was going to be a diplomat before he decided to suddenly lock himself in a room for two years and learn how to draw. Amazing.

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Cool Internet Tools

I’ve been looking for ways to bring my normal internet experiences with me, and not have to carry around anything extra. Well, thanks to Web 2.0 applications, more and more keeps becoming available! One of the latest ones I’ve been … Continue reading

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Snoopy Points

I’m so happy! 7-11 has started another Snoopy related promotion, so I plan on getting some nice Snoopy dishes for my apartment. Yes, you read that right. Snoopy dishes. See, here in Japan, everything is a promotional item. I have … Continue reading

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Quick Update

So, I’ve been busy with work and school and teaching and travelling and clerkship applications and looking for jobs, but here’s a short quick update: Went to Nikko, hiked, went to onsen, saw pretty temples and shrines with ROOMMATE ANDY … Continue reading

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Yarr, Pirate Property

So, I’ve been teaching as an adjunct professor at Temple University Japan. Last night, I was teaching about kinds of personal property, and how to acquire it. All of a sudden, it came to treasure trove. So what did I … Continue reading

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Japanese Medicine

Okay, you may think Japan has good medicine. Their schools are supposed to be good, they’re a modern country with lots of Science and Technology and Stuff. Unfortunately, maybe that’s true if you’re Japanese, but I just spent the past … Continue reading

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Join a timeshare island tribe in Fiji

I think this is pretty impressive. I’ve been thinking about joining it – it’s not that expensive… Tribewanted is a project to recruit 5,000 people from around the world who want to live on an island with 100 other people … Continue reading

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