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Japan is Kawaii

Posted on 17. Oct, 2010 by Steph.

The first word in Japanese that I learned was maybe the most useful: Kawaii (Ka-why-ee)- Cute You need only to spend a day in Japan to see how prevalent this word is. I overheard it uttered about a dozen times a day, which makes sense: everything in Japan is Kawaii. There seems to be a [...]

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Miyajima- the Prettiest Tourist Trap

Posted on 13. Oct, 2010 by Steph.

Have you heard of the island Miyajima? Maybe not, but you’d probably recognize the one thing it’s famous for: the “floating torri.”. Subject of a thousand postcards, this orange gate is supposed to be one of Japan’s Three Views. It’s a very popular spot for domestic and international tourists alike, often visited via ferry from [...]

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Paper Cranes

Posted on 11. Oct, 2010 by Steph.

I wanted to go to Hiroshima for a couple reasons. Part of it was curiosity, how does a city rebuild after a tragedy of epic proportions? And part of it was because I feel that it is important, as an American, to bear witness to the actions of my country. As you most likely already [...]

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The Stairs of Kyoto

Posted on 05. Oct, 2010 by Steph.

Back in my not so far away past, I was pretty sedentary. When I was sitting in a cubicle all day the farthest I walked was from my desk to the mail room and back. In my new life walking 3-4 mile or more a day is pretty standard and my feet are definitely taking [...]

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The Rainy Day Deer

Posted on 03. Oct, 2010 by Steph.

I’ve been in Japan a week now, and it’s safe to say the weather is not on my side. Things are gorgeous when the sun comes out, but I’ve only had one truly sunny day since I got here. The rest have all been variations of rain, clouds, fleeting sunshine and then more rain. Still, [...]

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Tokyo is Too Much

Posted on 28. Sep, 2010 by Steph.

I spent the entire day on Monday sprawled on my friend Anna’s futon in the tiny town of Kakegawa. I didn’t see a single new thing or have any new cultural experiences, just watched Project Runway and uploaded pictures. It was heavenly. I suspect it’s a bit early on to be experiencing burnout, but after [...]

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My First 24 Hours in Japan

Posted on 27. Sep, 2010 by Steph.

I am here! In Japan! It’s busy and crazy and kind of surreal. For weeks much of my anxiety has surrounded the first few days of this journey- that jetlagged time where I didn’t have my bearings yet, before I found my travel groove. So I thought I would record a small diary of my [...]

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Train Ride Through the Tea Mountains

Posted on 02. Sep, 2010 by Guest Poster.

During a recent trip to Sri Lanka I had the pleasure of taking a three-day train ride through the Tea Mountains. The first leg of the trip was about two hours and went from Ella to Hepatale. A days rest in Hepatale to explore the Tea Plantations, drink the tea and enjoy the peaceful mountain [...]

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In Rome, Past is Present

Posted on 17. Aug, 2010 by Steph.

Rome is enormous, and that’s why I love it. It’s not just that it’s a big city (although it is), or that it has an unmistakable frenetic energy. Rome is one of those European capitals that is truly epic. It’s history stretches two and a half thousand years back, far past the time of Jesus [...]

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