 | Pottery time
2009-03-09, Mito, Japan. By: badgerjen | | I didn't get to sleep in and "recover" from the farewell dinner of Saturday night because on Sunday I headed out to Kasama. Why Kasama? To make pottery!
The Kasama area is known for its pottery thr... |
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| Starting to say goodbye...
2009-03-09, Mito, Japan. By: badgerjen | | As March begins, a chapter of my life will be closing soon. Well, not really MY life, but I guess a portion of it. It's the end of the school year and the end of our contract year, so many of my frien... |
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| The Test
2009-02-21, Mito, Japan. By: badgerjen | | Hiya!
I told you in the last post that I was taking the Foreign Service Officer Test in February, and I had been studying for it as much as possible.
Well, on February 10th I took the exam.
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| New Year's Eve part 2
2009-01-10, Roppongi, Japan. By: badgerjen | | Frozen to the core, but cultured to the gills, Su and I headed out to Roppongi for drinks and dancing. We weren't sure where we were going but we figured Roppongi would be happening and it certainly w... |
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| New Year's Eve Part 1
2009-01-10, Tokyo, Japan. By: badgerjen | | Sorry for the delay in getting this update out, but I've been sick for the past 10 days and have had no energy to do any postings. It's just a bad cold but the combination of the cold temps and no rea... |
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| Merry Christmas- Happy New Year-etc, etc.
2008-12-29, Mito, Japan. By: badgerjen | | Hey all!
So the craziness of Christmas has settled a bit and there are a few days left until New Year's, it's the perfect time to discuss my christmas holiday.
Where did I leave you last? Hmm...... |
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| the rush of the season...
2008-12-17, Mito, Japan. By: badgerjen | | As Christmas approaches, I seem to be getting busier and busier. I'm sure everyone is the same way. But I wanted to take a moment and let y'all know what's been up here in Japan.
I started December... |
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 | Buried Alive
2008-12-02, Kumamoto, Japan. By: frankieboy | | I spent the last night in Japan in a capsule hotel. Part laundry mat, part dog kennel, part morgue and part hotel. The capsule was about 6 feet long and about 4 feet wide with a tv, radio and that was... |
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 | Hiroshima
2008-11-29, Hiroshima City, Japan. By: frankieboy | | Hiroshima
I am become death, the destroyer of worlds.
Today I stood at the exact spot where the A bomb was intended to detonate 600 meters above. Not thrilling but interesting and sad. As you go... |
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 | Thanksgiving Japan 2.0
2008-11-28, Mito, Japan. By: badgerjen | | Happy Thanksgiving everyone!! Yes, it's a day passed already, but I'm just sitting down now to write.
Last year, I had the day after Thanksgiving off, so a friend had a little turkey celebration at... |
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 | Nagano to Hiroshima
2008-11-24, Tokyo, Japan. By: frankieboy | | Train Pushing
I have heard about the men in white gloves that push people on the trains but it is so funny to see in person. The shoving seems so un-Japanese but they pull it off with everyone main... |
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 | Fish, Fish and more Fish
2008-11-18, Tokyo, Japan. By: frankieboy | | My Crapper
Space age with lots of buttons. I kind of felt like Captain Kirk but reality came crashing in when I had to remind myself that I was sitting on a crapper.
I went to the much hyped and o... |
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 | One Last Goodbye
2008-11-11, Tokyo, Japan. By: travelalex | | One of the first things I did arriving back in Tokyo, was to head to Meiji Shrine. No matter how many times I frequent this amazing place I will never get sick of it. When I came to Tokyo on the way... |
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| Thug Life....and middle school
2008-10-21, Mito, Japan. By: badgerjen | | OK- so I finally figured out how to get my 3rd year boys to like, and fear me......
I told them I was in a gang back in the States!!
Yeah- I know, right, I was in a gang. But seriously, they fel... |
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| a sad note....(don't panic!!)
2008-10-14, Mito, Japan. By: badgerjen | | Hey all!
A sad little note....my trusted friend who was been by my side throughout my journey here in Japan over the last 18 months has sadly "passed on". My camera has finally kicked it!! I was t... |
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| Happy October!
2008-10-05, Mito, Japan. By: badgerjen | | Hello!!
It's been a while, I know.
Just wanted to keep everyone updated....
not much has been going on!!
Just living life and working, etc.
A few things:
1) I went to a reggae festival... |
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| Musical Interlude...
2008-09-04, Mito, Japan. By: badgerjen | | One of the many things I did while I was in the States was load a bunch of my old CDs onto ITunes. And let me tell you what a difference this has made....
I mean I LOVE U2 and I'm fond of Amy Wineh... |
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| A Big Thanks to Everyone
2008-08-29, Mito, Japan. By: badgerjen | | So I wanted to take a break from writing about my trip to say the following few things:
1) I want to thank Mom & Dad for making my time in Colorado sooo fantastic! I truly have wonderful parents.
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 | The LONG Flight(s) Home
2008-08-09, Narita, Japan. By: tallral | | Ok, the flight to Japan wasn't bad at all compared to the flight home. First, I didn't get the rock start seat (front row, no one next to me) that I had on the way over. I was in the SECOND row and ... |
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| Narita Sightseeing / Flight Home
2008-08-09, Narita, Japan. By: tallral | | My flight wasn’t scheduled to leave until 6:30pm, so I had the morning/early afternoon to kill some time. I spoke with the concierge and she suggested I go to a temple in Narita. I was kind of “temp... |
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