No fate…

Sarah Conner

As I left work today, stepped out the door and into the night a line from Terminator 2 crept from somewhere in the back of my mind and slipped from my lips.  I said it not once, not twice, but three times.  Each iteration resonating stronger and stronger.  Where it came from I [...]

Give a hoot, don't pollute

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 [...]

The perfect weather for...

“It’s so huge!” my girlfriend exclaimed gripping the wooden bridge rail tightly.  Deep purple was slowly creeping up the edges of the pink sky as night came on casting the scenic area of Arashiyama in a cool evening light.  We stood along the edge letting people pass us by, garnering the occasional odd look.  ‘What [...]

Sale! Sale! Sale!

I love raw fish.  Ever since I was a student and did a study abroad in Nagasaki all those years ago I have enjoyed eating it.  My host mother back then was adamant that I try new things and even though it was tough I am thanking her today for the strange things she made [...]