Sunday, July 27th, 2008
I honestly can't remember if I posted this before, and I don't particularly feel like wading through the 90,000+ words I wrote about the trip to Japan to see if I have posted this before, but I found the whole breakdown of the various trains I took on my 52,000-yen ...
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Thursday, December 27th, 2007
Just a note for those wondering if surface mail (a.k.a 船便 ふなびん or funabin) really takes 8-10 weeks... it does. My packages finally arrived this past week. The last one I sent from Kyoto at the end of October just showed up today.
I need to get busy and finish photo editing, ...
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Thursday, November 8th, 2007
I've mentioned buses in Japan before, but I thought I would mention them again to give them a little special attention. In order to get to some out-of-the-way places, you will need to ride buses. They can also be the most intimidating of the various forms of transport, because there ...
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Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
So if you're in Japan long enough, you'll notice that everything here talks to you. Everything. And I think it's all voiced by the same lady. She has a very kind and gentle voice, that kindly and gently informs you that the escalator is not a toy, the bus is ...
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
I did take pictures of my various teeny-tiny rooms, but I've been sleeping pretty much all day, and after a long nap, I'm now going to bed to sleep for another 8 or so hours.
The school does have a nice bar called "ZigZag" that serves cheap Guinness, but ...
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Thursday, October 11th, 2007
Well, I have arrived safely in Okazaki. I have a high-speed ethernet connection in my room, so I am a happy person.
My flight to Dallas-Ft. Worth left at 6:00 a.m. Since I'm an international passenger, this means I had to be at the airport 2 hours early. (4 a.m.!) ...
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Sunday, September 30th, 2007
I'm going to Japan, and I need to prepare.
How did I prepare? Well, I'll tell you.
I started in late August, when I went to Mt. Mitchell, the tallest mountain in North Carolina, and the tallest East of the Mississippi River. Because I have some inner ear problems, I wanted to ...
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