Travel, Stories, Lists, Doodles
Growing up, I longed to see people who looked like me on TV. I clung on to celebrities like Shelby Woo and Kristi Yamaguchi. And while Hollywood still has a long road ahead in the area of casting people of color, there are a number of shows on Netflix with an Asian or Asian American... Continue Reading →
Fall is one of my favorite seasons in Japan, and although the weather is quickly transitioning to winter, I thought it would be fun to revisit this post I wrote in November 20, 2012 for my Japan blog: Going to Kyoto to enjoy red leaves has become somewhat of a tradition. For the third year... Continue Reading →
Since it's around Halloween time, I'm including a post from my blog that I kept while I was in Japan about my run in with a creepy crawler. I originally wrote this post in September of 2012 shortly after "the incident." Before I even came to Japan, I heard legends of this creature. We were... Continue Reading →
When I moved to Japan, aside from being able to count from 1-10, I really didn’t know any Japanese. Suddenly, situations that were a no brainer in my home country became stressful and challenging. There’s one experience in particular that sticks in my mind, because it happened soon after I arrived in Japan. I had... Continue Reading →
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