There are some days you just have to shake your head and giggle (in a slightly maniacal fashion) at what utterly ridiculous situations arise. I have worked for two years and have finally come to a full understanding of how I fit into the puzzle that is this company. Or rather, I should say, how [...]
What I don't have anymore
‘Excuse me, I seem to have lost something,‘ I said gaining the attention of a station attendant standing next to a ticket window. ‘Just a few minutes ago my iPod fell from my pocket and I was wondering if someone stopped by here and dropped it off.’ Kyoto station at [...]
Sometimes it's like walking up a mountain
Persistence. Here in Japan it is an essential quality and those without it quickly leave (or are somehow by buffered from reality by an unknown force and stay on for years blissfully unawares). I’m not talking about the persistence a tourist needs to find an out of the [...]
Can anyone please tell me where I can find a trash bin in this country? It’s been about 20 minutes of searching and I still have my empty chocolate milk carton and donut wrappers in hand. I’m not in the countryside; I’m actually in a major city with plenty of stores and restaurants [...]
