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The sun sets on 3 years in Japan
Well, this is it! Joe and I are flying out of Japan tomorrow morning, so this will be my final blog post. A lot of mixed feelings right now ....
17 Aug 11:42 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
"Nuanced" English
I was looking back through old photos tonight and found some hilarious pictures I took two years ago and meant to blog about but never did. ....
15 Aug 11:59 am  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The dude in the frilly dress
Over the past three years we've become acquainted with lots of Hiroshima's little quirks. One of them being this guy:Occasionally we see him....
13 Aug 11:53 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
65 years after the Bomb
Peace cranes hanging around the Children's Peace Monument in Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park.Friday, August 6, was the 65th anniversary of t....
9 Aug 7:14 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hiroshima Carp center fielder…or Spiderman?
Check out this incredible video I saw on JetWit.com. The Hiroshima Carp were playing the Yokohama Bay Stars on August 3 when outfielder Masa....
7 Aug 2:26 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hello Goodbye Enkai
Today was my last day as a JET. Goodbye job, goodbye health insurance! I'll miss you.Joe and I have been replaced by another American marrie....
5 Aug 10:31 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tragedy
I've been putting off writing this post. Part of it is that Joe and I have been really busy preparing our exit from Japan later this month. ....
3 Aug 7:39 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Big 3-Oh
Today was a lazy, rainy Sunday — and my 30th birthday. Woooo-eeee! We enjoyed a low-key celebration at the house, doing some writing and w....
11 Jul 10:01 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
English education in Japan: If you can't say anything right…
I've been teaching in Japan for two years now, and by and large my classes are a pleasure. In addition to my classes, students have other le....
10 Jul 9:13 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hell hath no fury like a Japanese baseball coach
I remember when Joe and I were finally notified of the names of our schools before we moved to Japan. I excitedly typed my school's name int....
9 Jul 7:30 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
How much for that doggy in the window?
How can you resist a face like this?Look at those round black eyes. That button nose. That soft snow white fur.Japanese people see this and ....
6 Jul 8:33 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
A walk around Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Museum
Watched stopped at 8:15 a.m. — the moment the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima.Last week my sister-in-law Jenny and her friend came to ....
5 Jul 9:17 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Let's play "Find the Foreigner"!
Joe came home the other day with a print of his school's staff photo for the yearbook, and as soon as I saw it I started to laugh. He's like....
27 Jun 12:33 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Macau: High rollin'… for a moment
Macau's MGM CasinoWhile in Hong Kong, we took a day trip to Macau, which is kind of like the Las Vegas of the East. Macau, like Hong Kong, i....
26 Jun 8:00 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hong Kong: The street markets
Residents of Hong Kong's goldfish marketOut of all the sightseeing we did in Hong Kong, my favorite places were decidedly low key, and free ....
26 Jun 12:07 am  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hong Kong: Glamour and Grime
Hong Kong skyline at nightHong Kong skyline by dayThe above two pictures do a lot to illustrate my feeling about Hong Kong. In many ways I f....
21 Jun 8:58 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China Trip: Xi'an
From Beijing, Joe and I took an overnight train to Xi'an, home to the famous Terracotta Warriors. Hate to say it, but Xi'an was probably the....
21 Jun 8:34 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China Trip: The Great Wall
Joe and me on the Great Wall of ChinaOf course one of the highlights of our China trip was our visit to the Great Wall.Though the Great Wall....
13 Jun 7:29 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China Trip: Temples
Temple of Heaven ParkBeijing boasts plenty of interesting old temples, and we wandered through a couple while we toured the city. These plac....
12 Jun 7:26 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China Trip: The Summer Palace
Canal at the entrance to the Summer PalaceOut of all the incredible things we saw on our China trip, my favorite had to be the Summer Palace....
11 Jun 10:03 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China Trip: Donghuamen Night Market
We made it to a handful of markets while we were in Beijing, including the Silk Street Market (haggling for anything and everything) and the....
9 Jun 10:31 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
China trip: The Forbidden City
There were 600+ photos on my camera from our trip to China and Hong Kong over the Golden Week holidays this spring. You could say I'm feelin....
8 Jun 7:44 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yukata Festival
Kids are always cutest in yukataToukasan, also known as the Yukata Festival, happens the first weekend in June and marks the beginning of su....
6 Jun 11:17 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
HipPop Monster!
Engrish is everywhere in Japan, and by this point I am so used to seeing my native language horribly butchered that it doesn't even really r....
21 May 5:50 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Spring visit to Mitaki-dera
Statue at Mitaki TempleEarlier this spring when the cherry blossoms were in bloom I took a day off work so I could check out the cherry blos....
20 May 5:30 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Some globetrotting Peeps
Since we came to Japan, my parents have been kind enough to occasionally send packages from home with certain necessities or gifts. The lat....
19 May 5:20 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Cherry blossoms in Hiroshima
Cherry blossom season is a special time in Japan, one regarded with much reverence. Every year around early April the Hiroshima landscape bu....
18 May 5:33 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Playing dress-up with kimono and yukata
Me, wearing a traditional kimono.When my Japanese teacher, Yoshiko, asked me recently if I'd be interested in learning how to wear a kimono ....
17 May 6:38 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Scuba diving in the Kerama Islands, Okinawa
Me (on the left) with two diving buddiesWhile in Okinawa, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to experience the islands' world class SCUBA di....
16 May 4:40 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Chinese garden: Marvel of man and nature
My Okinawan souvenirs. Aren't they cute? (Photo ripped from the Net)Hundreds of years ago, Okinawa had a close trade relationship with China....
15 May 11:15 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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