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Tuesday the 21st in Ishinomaki

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

I must have slept REALLY well Monday night, because Tuesday morning I slept til 6:15am. Normally I’m up and about before 6! It was fine though since we don’t have anything to do until 7:45am. I got up to go outside to use the restroom and brush my teeth, and noticed that even at 6:30am […]

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Monday the 20th in Ishinomaki

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

Present Day update- I’m 26 now! I had a wonderful birthday- dinner and drinks out, cake!, and over 60 birthday wishes on Facebook! My family also sent me gifts! I was spoiled 🙂 I spent this past week adjusting back to Tokyo life, going out with old friends (Brent and Kana) and new friends (Mariko […]

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Sunday the 19th in Ishinomaki

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on June 28, 2011 | 1 Comment »

I awoke Sunday morning at 5:40am for my first full day of work. I slept pretty good considering I was sleeping on a floor. I woke up a time or two feeling a little sore. But I got myself up and dressed for work. Had a Powerbar for breakfast, then realized it was only 6:15am. […]

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Tsunami Relief Week- Departure and Day 1

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , on June 27, 2011 | 3 Comments »

I have never received so much anticipation for blog entries before! It’s so great everyone wants to hear about this great experience I was a part of. If raising awareness is half the battle, I know I’m doing my job! So, let’s rewind back to Friday the 17th. Departure Day! I spent the whole day […]

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Time to Go!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , on June 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »

As soon as Dan gets home from work, we’re gonna grab a bite to eat and then train out to Shinjuku, where we’ll meet my team in Shinjuku Park! This is all happening! I’m finally all packed, which was no easy feat! Here is a shot of all my stuff, sans clothing and toiletries. A […]

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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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