Matt in Japan JOURNAL Entry 10 - Tokyo Madness |
It's been a very wild couple of weeks as of late. Last week I was in Tokyo for a conference for recontracting JETs. Absolutely great experience, not for the conference, however. Because this is a b...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 00:52:00 GMT |
Matt in Japan JOURNAL Entry 9 - Never forget how to ride a bike |
So recently, I've become the recipient of a bike. One of the other JETs in town had two bikes, so she gave one of them to me. It spent a whole year outside, but despite that, it's still in good cond...
Posted by on Sun, 20 May 2007 14:03:00 GMT |
Matt in Japan JOURNAL Entry 8 - Meet Neiger! |
What the hell did Matt just say?!?!? Did he just drop the N-bomb?!!? Actually, no I didn't. I would like you to all to meet Akita prefecture's local superhero, Neiger.Pronounced "nay-gaa" in Japane...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:59:00 GMT |
Matt in Japan VIDEO BLOG - Episode 3 - Krazy Kamakura and Phallic Festivals |
This episode shows two back-to-back winter festivals held in Yokote, Akita, Japan. The first is a festival in which the members of the town build igloo-like houses in...
Posted by on Sun, 18 Mar 2007 22:02:00 GMT |
Matt in Japan JOURNAL Entry 7 - Keitai Photos |
As the last few months have gone by, I've accumulated a library of photos on my cell phone. The following is the cream of the crop from my first 7 months in Japan. Some of the photos have a crappy q...
Posted by on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 04:33:00 GMT |
Matt in Japan JOURNAL Entry 6 - Graduation Party |
Last Saturday marked the graduation of my '3nenseis' (3rd year middle school students). Unlike the American school year, the Japanese school year works similarly to the fiscal year. School starts in...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Mar 2007 04:21:00 GMT |
Matt in Japan JOURNAL Entry 5 - Guess who's back? |
My goodness. It has been quite a while writting this. After an excrutiating nearly-3-month-long internet hiatus, I have finally returned to deliver to you lovely and loyal friends the infrequently u...
Posted by on Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:05:00 GMT |
Matt in Japan JOURNAL Entry 4 - A mask, a Party and a Beef-and-Rice-Bowl at 4:30am |
Hey folks. Fall is in full swing over here. I've found it quite amazing how profoundly the daily routine changes with the weather. Without daylight savings time, the sun sets very early and it will...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:30:00 GMT |
Matt in Japan JOURNAL Entry 3 - Funny Thing Happened on the Way Home from Tokyo |
So, the Tokyo trip. Not entirely what I expected it to be. Perhaps it was because it was my second time in Tokyo. Or, maybe it was because I've been living here for 2 and a half months. In either ...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 17:44:00 GMT |
Matt in Japan JOURNAL Entry 2 - The Grind |
I am now here two months after my arrival (and as of last week, one year older) and I do believe that the honeymoon is beginning to come to an end. Not to say, however, that my experience here has be...
Posted by on Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:31:00 GMT |
