Let it Snow!
For me December has always been a time of warm sunny days that are spent relaxing at home with family or hanging out with friends at the beach. Japanese wint...
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Staying Fit in the Cold of Winter
One of my main gripes with the winters here in Japan is that I lose the chance to get out for regular jogs. It’s exacerbated by the longer commute I do at my...
Testing the Jawbone Up24
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See You, Space Cowboy
Nowadays I don’t watch much anime which is pretty surprising given that I live in Japan and used to watch epic amounts of anime as a college student and youn...
The Narrow Roads of Japan
To paraphrase Forest Gump, driving in Japan is like a box of chocolates. There’s a lot of awesomeness awaiting you as you first head out onto the road in our...