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Ishinomaki Preparation Update

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on June 15, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I leave in 2 days! I had 2 wildly successful shopping trips last night (Tuesday) and today. Last night I met Dan in Shibuya where we were going to attempt to find a DIY store (what they call stores that sell construction materials, like Home Depot, sometimes huge, sometimes the size of a drug store). […]

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Tsunami Relief Orientation Session

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on June 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I spent most of the afternoon today in presentations and meetings about my trip to volunteer for the disaster relief this upcoming Friday. 5 days away!!! Dan and I headed out to the JICA cultural center in Shibuya. there wasn’t a real direct route to get there, so we ended up taking 4 trains. Dan […]

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Exciting News!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on June 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

I was holding off on blogging about this to talk to Dan and my family first, but I have decided to spend a week being part of a tsunami disaster cleanup team in Ishinomaki, one of the hardest hit areas from the March 11th devastation. And now some facts… Ishinomaki is a city in Miyagi, […]

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‘Rel in a Nutshell

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on June 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Someone suggested I talk more about how I feel about living in Japan and the changes it’s brought to my life, so I thought I’d do this fun entry I just came up with: *10 Things I do now that are completely normal, but never did before moving to Japan* 1. Washing brightly colored clothing […]

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The Japan Microsoft Orchestra

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on June 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »

In Redmond, Microsoft offered employees a chance to blow off steam and have fun with intramural sports teams. I loved spring and summer days where I’d drive over to the Microsoft campus, sit in the sun and watch Dan and his coworkers play softball. Well, gone are those days. They don’t have intramural sports team […]

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Food Adventure: Fukujyu

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on May 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »

At least once a week, Dan and I get dinner at a delicious ramen house called Fukujyu. It’s a two minute walk from our apartment next to our grocery store. The menu isn’t too varied, but if you’re a ramen fan like Dan and I are there’s plenty of new things to try. Some of […]

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Hanozono Shrine

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on May 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »

While Kelsey and Jim were visiting, us along with Dan stumbled upon a shrine while making our way back to Shinjuku Station. Unfortunately it was dark out so the pictures aren’t too great, but we still took the opportunity to walk around a bit. The Hanozono shrine was founded in the mid 19th century and […]

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A Day in Yokohama, a Japanese Wedding

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on May 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »

Last month, Dan’s friend Toru got married, and invited Dan to the wedding. Upon hearing that Dan had company in town visiting from the States, he invited me, Kelsey and Jim to his reception. So thoughtful! I’m going to attempt to break down how the wedding day went: The day began with the actual wedding […]

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Food Adventure- Yakiniku!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on May 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

While Kelsey and Jim were visiting, Dan and I took the opportunity to explore some new restaurants in the area. We decided to try some new yakiniku restaurants. Yakiniku translates simply to grilled meat. Yakiniku restaurants sit you at a table or booth with a grill in the middle, and you order an assortment of […]

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A Day at Tokyo Disneyland!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , on May 8, 2011 | 2 Comments »

While Dan and I had company in town, the 4 of us decided to spend Easter at Tokyo Disneyland! Dan, Kelsey, Jim and I were up and out the door at a decent hour. As an early birthday present, Dan got me an adorable Dooney & Bourke wristlet commemorating Florida Disney World’s 40th anniversary! It […]

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