I should try and chronicle what's been going on, because life moves incredibly fast. Life in Japan is busy, you have plenty of fun, but I get this feeling that everyone is always on the move. Always doing things to get to do something else. So far, I still enjoy this new busy existence I find myself in. We'll see in a month or two how I feel ( Read more... )

I guess I'm slowly working myself into some sort of daily routine here, but everything still feels a little up in the air in a way.

I'm currently looking for a more permanent housing situation as the Sakura House, while extremely conveniently placed for touristing purposes, is a little shabby and too expensive for the condition it's in. I am ( Read more... )

Okay, so it's cherry blossom time, and that means hanami. Hanami simply is the tradition of gathering up to go look at the cherry blossoms. People bring picnic blankets, leisure sheets, food and drinks, and spend all day underneath the blossoms.


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Friday I met up with Tomoya, whom I befriended by way of illusoire last summer :) We bascially ended up having a lunch date, I guess XD He took me to an okonomiyaki restaurant where he recently applied for a part time position, he was actually scheduled to ( Read more... )

Phew! I sort of wish there was a thing in Google Maps that automatically drew a map of your walking routes, it would be interesting to look at! (... though terrible because of obvious privacy reasons 8DDD).

In any case, today was a day of walking! I set out wanting to explore my neighbourhood, I guess, but I ended up doing like a workout style ( Read more... )

It might be the jet lag, it might be shock, it might be a lot of things, but I still haven't properly processed the fact that I'm now in Japan. I interact with the world around me, and it's like I'm in a dream ( Read more... )

I was invited over to an ex-coworker's place for some board gaming on Saturday. She'd invited over a couple of other people from the office as well, and it was fun to see them again. Apparently people wanted to hang out with me and wish me safe travels before I leave for Japan, awwwww.
We played Niagara, and the Norwegian version of Cards Against ( Read more... )

It looks like I'll be moving to Japan in March. I've been talking about this working holiday for so long, though mostly I feel like I've been using it as a justification for quitting my job. Now it seems like it's actually happening.

I guess I have some planning to do.


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I am back in Norway and back at work. I feel well rested, it's been a very nice Christmas, and I am looking forward to the new year ( Read more... )

Every time we go to Japan, we go gallery hopping and envy the photography scene in Japan. I perceive the Norwegian photography scene as more art oriented and abstract than what we see in Tokyo. People here seem focused on art statements, editing, equipment, networking, symbolism, sales - things that I personally often feel take away from ( Read more... )