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Yokohama Port Opening Festival and Ocean Day

2008-07-21T12:38:50Z

Yesterday, I attended the annual festival commemorating the port opening of Yokohama. 6,000 fireworks were released over the course of an hour and 10 minutes, which made for a pretty good show. My school hosted a party for its students, which w...

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A trip to the National Diet

2008-07-18T12:38:32Z

I went on a class field trip to the National Diet building yesterday (the Japanese equivalent of Congress) and toured the Upper House (the House of Councillors). The Diet isn't currently in session, so it was something of your typical historica...

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Kyoto

2008-06-30T12:36:45Z

I went sightseeing in Kyoto this past weekend and saw Fushimi Inari Taisha, Ginkakuji (which I don't recommend visiting until after the construction is finished), and Kiyomizudera. I am loving my language program and living in Yokohama, by...

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Novelty gravestones: Morbid or eternally cute?

2008-06-26T12:30:50Z

I have homework to finish before this morning's first session, but I just wanted to share photos of these gravestones that I saw in a shop on the way to Sojiji the other day. The "Baseball Santa" tombstone is a a particularly strange amalgamation ...

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On how the Japanese can make anything cute...

2008-06-24T12:28:09Z

So, every day on my way to class, I walk through or past the tallest building in Japan, the Landmark Tower (and an amusement park with one of the world's largest ferris wheels, but that's not the subject of this particular entry). While I definite...

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First day of language classes...

2008-06-23T12:26:22Z

It went well, but I am so so so so tired. I woke up around 4:30 am (partly because I'm not fully adjusted to Japanese time and partly because that's when the sun comes up in this crazy country), had a busy morning of classes, and then went on a cl...

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Kristi's 25th Birthday

2007-10-22T06:15:03Z

So, it was a week ago, but my birthday was amazing. My housemate Sara and I threw a joint party at our house - most of our friends from the program were there, in addition to a couple of friends from college. Pictures! Yes yes, a good birth...

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36 Hours in New York City

2007-07-19T16:32:44Z

This past weekend, my friend Tessa and I took a whirlwhind trip to New York City, via Greyhound Bus. We made it to the city in a record three hours flat, bouncing off our bus at about 6:00 am and proceeding to walk the majority of Manhattan from...

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An unintentional photoblog?

2007-07-12T01:31:15Z

Well, it seems that the difficulties of maintaining a blog while working full-time have inadvertently turned this into a photoblog. But never fear, more narratives are in the making - you may just have to wait for a while longer. :) For now, be...

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A Day on the National Mall...

2007-06-23T11:53:30Z

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