never use japanese taxis |
they are the most expensive things ever. i am not going to admit to how much it cost me to get to the top of utsukushii ga hara mountains. i will say however that it was a grueling seven hours on fo...
Posted by claire on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:51:00 PST |
watashi no tanjobi wa... |
Oh, Nagano. Today I went to Matsumoto castle where I learned a little bit about my new city. Before I came to Japan, I had no idea how big Nagoya was going to be. I was excited to learn that it was...
Posted by claire on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:52:00 PST |
New Pix |
So I don't have a new posting ready yet, but I did put up some of the images from my trips to Kyoto and Inuyama. I think you will find them quite amusing.xo
Posted by claire on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:17:00 PST |
More |
The cherry blossoms are just round the corner. Today I took a train to Iwakura, because one of my Voice students Yusaku gave me a map with directions on how to find the Gojyo River, where there are n...
Posted by claire on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 07:06:00 PST |
Utsumi |
I am addicted to canned coffee. Japanese vending machines will dispense hot cans of coffee, which is thick like motor oil, just the way I like it. I think I drink at least two or three a day, and th...
Posted by claire on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:24:00 PST |
Chibiko and the Aquarium |
After two weeks of living in Japan and several working days complete, I have finally finished all of my training. Yaaaaaayyyy!! I have yet to teach any kids or chibiko lessons, but I think they are g...
Posted by claire on Wed, 07 Feb 2007 12:48:00 PST |
EFF BLOGSPOT! |
So, I can't sign in to my blogspot at the moment to update it because the writing is now in Japanese. I'm going to use this space for now until I figure something else out. Anyway, where to begin? ...
Posted by claire on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 02:06:00 PST |
Nagoya |
Japan's fourth largest city, Nagoya is located on the coast of the Pacific ocean smack dab in the center of Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto. It is known as the "castle city" of Japan because it is home to th...
Posted by claire on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:03:00 PST |
