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  • 30 . 04 . 04

    Milk Bottle

    A new title to add to the collection – “The Whitest Person I’ve Ever Seen”

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  • 30 . 04 . 04

    Mormons

    I was approached by Mormons today. This was one of my less frustrating interactions with a church.

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  • 28 . 04 . 04

    What’s In A Name?

    I was given a cool, if slightly feminine Kanji name today. Now I just need to remember how to write it!

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  • 25 . 04 . 04

    Japanniversary

    Proving just how easy it is to adapt to foreign cultures, a top 10 list of things that would have been crazy only 1 month ago.

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  • 22 . 04 . 04

    Confrontation

    The Japanese approach confrontation in an interesting way. Usually by avoiding it entirely.

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  • 20 . 04 . 04

    Cable

    On the magical appearance of cable tv in our home, courtesy of Warren.

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  • 15 . 04 . 04

    Media Blackout

    Japanese news, perhaps unsurprisingly, is very ethnocentric. I’m left wondering if English news is the same.

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  • 11 . 04 . 04

    Japlish

    Engrish is a loveable quirk here in Japan. I’ve already seen quite a few examples of English gone wrong.

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  • 08 . 04 . 04

    Bowing

    On bowing, which is to say bending at the hips. Nothing to do with violins, ties or boats.

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  • 06 . 04 . 04

    Warren

    My new roommate Warren arrived yesterday. Just don’t call him Brazillian.

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  • 05 . 04 . 04

    Mascots

    Branding a business is important, but in Japan the key to a good brand is apparently a camp soft pink bird-rabbit thingy.

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  • 04 . 04 . 04

    Cherry Blossom

    The blooming of Cherry blossom trees is a great excuse to get drunk and have a party.

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  • 01 . 04 . 04

    Over Training

    Finished training. Went into Nagoya. Drinking and karaoke till 7:30am. Sleep needed.

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