One of the more common reactions I get from people newly learning that I’ve lived in Japan is “I wish I could do something like that.” It’s actually not all that hard; all you need is a bachelor’s degree, some patience during the application process, a few thousand dollars to get you over there and [...]
Japan has been crowded for as long as anyone can remember. Even in prehistoric times, when the very first boatload of proto-japanese people landed and set up a settlement, they built their town in an area the size of a basketball court and reserved the rest of the land for a mixture of golf courses [...]
Today, on the 15th day after I arrived in Japan, I moved into the apartment in which I will be spending the remainder of my year here. It was a bit hectic getting packed and ready, but I’ve really just been living out of my duffels for the last two weeks, so it wasn’t too [...]
The plus side is that I got my internet working again today.
The minus side is that I checked my bank account at an ATM and discovered that I seem to be exceedingly poor, and several hundred dollars shorter than I thought I would be.
The doubleplusminus* side is that when I went to check my bank [...]