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Tokyo Happenings

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Dan and I have enjoyed keeping busy since I’ve been back. I returned on a Sunday, and sadly he had to go to work the next day. I spent the day being cozy, reading with Penny and watching tv. Later in the week my missing luggage was delivered and I unpacked immediately. While Dan’s been […]

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Flying Back to Tokyo

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

It’s nice to be caught up with my blog! I hope you all enjoyed hearing about my time back in the States. I’ve been back in Tokyo for almost 3 weeks now and so far it’s been wonderful. Well, besides my flight home. I flew Seattle to Vancouver BC, then Vancouver to Tokyo. Once I […]

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A Week in the Caribbean!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on December 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

In mid October an opportunity presented itself for myself and my friend Kelsey to take a cruise together. It was somewhat last minute, but we decided, “why not?!” We packed our bags and flew out to Ft. Lauderdale Florida. From there, we cabbed to Pt. Everglades, where the Ruby Princess was docked and waiting to […]

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3 Months in the States!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I’m finally back in Tokyo and it’s so good to be home. I took an extended trip home to visit with friends and family, and the commitments piled up, and I spent a lot more time in Oregon and Washington than I meant to! So what have I been up to while away? Of course […]

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Portland Race for the Cure!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on November 30, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

2011 will always be a special year to me, because my mother beat breast cancer this year. It was a wonderful victory for her and our family, as hospital visits and sadness swallowed us up for a good part of 2010. In her honor, my sister and I formed a Race for the Cure team […]

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Disney World!!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , on November 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I’ve probably had the most requests for pictures of our trip to Disney World! Dan and I went at the end of September and we had an absolute blast! We stayed for a week along with our Seattle friends Kelsey and Jim. Dan and I flew out of Seattle overnight and arrived in Orlando i […]

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My Final Summer Week in Ishinomaki

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on October 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I really wanted to blog about my whole experience volunteering in Ishinomaki this summer, and late is better than never, right?! I woke up Monday still a little tired from my day off, which I used to bike with my friend Aska all over town. After making myself a quick breakfast in front of our […]

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I’ve Been Away!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on October 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

So sorry for lack of updates! It’s been a whole month! I only had 2 weeks in Tokyo before my trip back home to the Pacific Northwest, where I’m blogging right now in my friends the Sion’s Seattle apartment. I really miss it here! I arrived in Seattle early September and went camping with friends […]

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Ishinomaki- End of Session 1, On to the Next Week!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on September 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

When I woke up Saturday, I knew it would be a day full of goodbyes. Most people volunteer for a week, and at this point I had been there a week. Since my friend Aska and I volunteered in June and enjoyed it so much, we decided to stay longer. We got ourselves up Saturday […]

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Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Ishinomaki

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on August 31, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

On Wednesday we were up for our usual routine- get ready, breakfast and morning meeting. Then we boarded a bus for an hour ride to work. Today we’d be cleaning out gutters and grates. We were dressed in our waterproof gear, face masks and helmets. As you can see below, we had a lot of […]

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