One of the nicest things about living in Japan was that there was always something new and unique to see anytime I felt like going out to find it. Going to a new country, you expect to be surprised and delighted by the differences at first, but for the novelty to gradually fade. I suppose [...]
Logistically, it worked out best for me to fly east from Boston Logan to London Heathrow to Tokyo Narita, a trip which involves 26 hours of flight time and another 12 of waiting in airports. The time difference from Eastern Standard Time to Japan Time is 13 hours forward. I arrived at Logan at 3am [...]
Coming up into senior year of college, I had too many credits. Taking just the courses required for graduation would have left me with only a single class in the second semester. The school wouldn’t discount me a semester’s tuition even if I finished early, and my scholarships vanished if I dropped to part-time student [...]