An ALT Experience: Teaching Junior High School
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(all images used in this post are stock images from Unsplash. If you have an issue with the photo, please contact them for removal!) I'm...
Kansai & Beyond
- Feb 21, 2021
- 3 min
Japanese Dining Etiquette I Had No Idea About
This one is going to be a short interlude to my travel and work blogs, but I really wanted to show some of you a few of these Japanese...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Feb 11, 2021
- 4 min
What Can I See/Do in Kobe City: Exploring Shin-Nagata
Happy Thursday! Thanks for stopping by today. Today happens to be National Foundation Day, where for some of us in Japan, this means...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Feb 6, 2021
- 5 min
A Day in Ishigaki, Okinawa
(this post is a throwback photo blog from October 2019) Okinawa was my last prefecture I needed to travel to in order to finally seal the...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Jan 24, 2021
- 4 min
Japan YouTube Channels You Might Have Not Come Across... Yet.
I think a lot of people who are interested in Japanese culture and life in Japan know of the typical channels like Abroad in Japan, ONLY...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Jan 16, 2021
- 4 min
Where to Shop for Work Clothes in Japan (for the Ladies!)
As someone who likes affordable and decently up-to-date fashion, I always default my choices to UNIQLO or GU. For most people, both of...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Jan 9, 2021
- 3 min
Amazing Cantonese Dim Sum In Kobe, Motomachi
So maybe you've read my rant about (the lack of) Cantonese food in this country. Maybe you haven't, but now you know. (Panda Express is...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Jan 6, 2021
- 2 min
Abeno Shrine (阿部野神社)
In the spirit of the new year, I thought I might share some pictures of a nearby (well, not so nearby... it took my awhile to walk here)...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Jan 3, 2021
- 6 min
My Japan Story
You know, I've owned several blogs in the past... none of them quite as "official" as this, but I don't always remember what I've written...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Jan 1, 2021
- 1 min
Happy new year!
For those of you who cannot go to a shrine, here's one from Sanrio Puroland you can pray to: I just want to take this chance to express...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Dec 30, 2020
- 7 min
Taking CELTA in Japan (2 or 2)
I want to continue on where we left off when I talked about if CELTA is the right fit for you - so you've decided on taking CELTA and you...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Dec 19, 2020
- 4 min
My Favourite Cheesecakes in Japan
When everyone talks about cheesecake, everyone always talks about Rikuro Ojisan (you know, the bouncy cheesecake that's in every Japan...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Dec 13, 2020
- 2 min
[JR West Train] West Express Ginga
If you read this blog in the past at all, you'll know this panda loves me some trains. And today, I'm super excited to get to talk about...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Dec 5, 2020
- 4 min
Comments I Received on the Job (ALT in Japan)
I've worked as an ALT in Japan for more than 5 years now. We aren't qualified teachers in Japan by any means, which means that we often...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Nov 28, 2020
- 1 min
An Announcement
You may have noticed that I had locked my twitter and instagram late this week. If you don't know what happened, just know that someone...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Nov 25, 2020
- 1 min
[YouTube] Deciphering Japan series
I'm always looking for things on the internet to watch since I moved to Japan and had to endure some really terrible Japanese television...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Nov 10, 2020
- 3 min
Himeji Ninja Night 2020
Every year around autumn colours (in November), a digital art studio would collaborate with Himeji for a night time light-up event. If...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Nov 3, 2020
- 3 min
Koyasan, and Social Distancing When Traveling (or lack thereof)
Happy November! And here we are at this time in 2020. Finally. November. In Japan, this usually means it's autumn colours month here in...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Oct 27, 2020
- 5 min
A Day in Nara (in 2020)
Since the pandemic this year, I've halted all of my travels. I stay at home when I can, and only go to work or to Osaka - which is my...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Oct 22, 2020
- 2 min
Halloween 2020 (in Japan)
I've always enjoyed Halloween back in Canada. As a child, I had a lot of really fun memories going out trick or treating with family...
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