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Well, I am nearing the end of the Hokkaido portion of my trip, which means I am only a few days away from coming back home! There's gonna be plenty of things I'm going to miss, no question, chief amongst them my absolutely amazing host family, who really made this whole study-abroad thing as awesome as physically possible, I'm sure. Things I'll ( Read more... )

Kansai is the region of Japan that contains Osaka and Kyoto, as well as a bunch of smaller cities like Nara, Kobe, and Himeji. I started off my trip in Osaka, and I managed to time it so I was there for the Tenjin Festival, one of the biggest in all of Japan. The people in Osaka were always friendly and helpful, and thanks to my host mother ( Read more... )

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As promised, I thought I would try and give a more detailed account of my very first nomikai or drinking party! Japanese drinking starts a lot earlier than in the states, partly due to the fact that the trains stop running at midnight until 5:00 am, so at 6:00 yesterday I found myself in an Izakaya with a few of my fellow exchange students and a ( Read more... )

Holy crap, nobody drinks like the Japanese.

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I got joy joy joy in my soul tonight.

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Well, I've finally managed to develop some prints (the first of many), so here's some artsy pictures of a snail and the Autzen footbridge. Enjoy!
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