Monthly Archives: July 2008
Its Not All That Bad, Really
Me and Some Friends Karaoke-ing in Shinjuku, Tokyo. I was looking over some of my past posts, and I realize that they all have one thing in common: They’re all sort of on the negative, depressing side. I think that has mainly to do with the fact that the only time I feel moved to … Continue reading
Fashion in Japanland
Last week I visited Yoyogi park for the first time and it was Disneyland, Halloween and the zoo all wrapped up into one giant parade of the weirdest Tokyo has to offer. It was people-watching heaven. There were girls dressed like Disney princesses, (but sluttier, think stripper heels and short skirts) and guys decked out … Continue reading
Heat Wave!
Me at the Kasai Rinkin Koen Beach in Tokyo Like my fan? It’s tres Japanese. Summer has finally hit Japan. Hard. And I live on the first floor of a concrete apartment building that has no air conditioning. And there are only three windows in my entire apartment. So as you can probably imagine, cold … Continue reading
Update on Jungle School: The Books Have Finally Arrived!
Sometime in the middle of April, I shipped three large boxes of books to the school in Nepal, (BBAS Memorial). And…they just arrived yesterday, apparently. Two and a half months later. But, hey at least they arrived all in one piece, right? I was seriously worried that because so much time had passed (they had … Continue reading
