Destination: Japan
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Sun, 27 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [138] | Comments [2]
the people in japan are annoyingly cute. actually. as card-carrying, bitter north american cynics Hannah and I have been having a jolly old time scoffing at cars that look like gum drops, women wearing pigtails into ther forties, the animation of ... Read more >
Sun, 27 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [122] | Comments [1]
Hey Friends! We have so so so many stories and I promise they are on their way, but this is just a quickie update: After a lot of deliberation and despite fighting with processors at the embassy... our dream of singing the soundtrack to Mulan atop ... Read more >
Mon, 21 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [199] | Comments [10]
It all started innocently enough with a trip to Hiroshima to visit my grandmother (the tiniest and cutest little 89yr old woman ever - hence forth referred to as Obaachan). After some fam jam visiting, my Obaachan's next door neighbour (a stately looking ... Read more >
Fri, 18 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [142] | Comments [1]
Its the time you have all been lookng forward to- a note from Hannah. We arrived safe and sound in Kobe to spend some time with Emmas family. Heading out for some day trips in Kyoto, Hiroshime and Nara which should be awesome as there are sooo many things ... Read more >
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [85] | Video
Location: Kyoto Gosho, Kyoto, Japan Dates: 22 October Level of Participation: 2 – shed a tear for Kyoto’s former glory Description: Compared with the former Japanese capital’s other major ... Read more >
Tags: japan, festival of the ages, jidai matsuri, world festivals
Tue, 15 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [169] | Comments [3]
Today we went to the Sapporro Beer Factory/Museum/Biergarten and I feel like it's a great segue into the topic of drinking in Japan. For those of you with the misconception that Japan is full of conservative tee-totalers, you are highly mistaken. The ... Read more >
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [160] | Comments [6]
Our Backpacks are the worst. Seriously. They are incredibly heavy and awkward and cumbersome and make us sweaty and uncomfortable and we look like turtles. Also they are really heavy. Getting on the subway in Sendai today (rush hour at a busy Japanese ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Sep 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 13 Sep 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [72]
Last weekend, Megumi and her husband, Roger, invited us to go along with their group to the beach at the Renaissance Resort, a ways up Rt. 58. We had a wonderful time and couldn't have asked for a nicer day! It was hot and humid enough to enjoy a swim, ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Sep 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [71]
I'm so proud of my wonderful husband! Brandon passed his Security Plus certification exam Thursday! Yay!!! We won't get the actual certificate for a few weeks, but I had him pose with the print out he got to prove he passed. He thought I was a bit ... Read more >
Sat, 12 Sep 2009 | By treefrog | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 11 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [131] | Comments [2]
Hey Friends! We're still in Tokyo and having a wicked time! We've done a ton of sightseeing and are wizards of the Tokyo subway system. The jetlag is starting to sort itself out (last night we stayed up until 10:30pm! haha). We've seen a ton of temples/shrines ... Read more >
Wed, 9 Sep 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [84]
Hey Friends! After some drama at the airport (where we almost not allowed to check in, and we almost committed murder)and longest plane/train ride ever, we are finally in Tokyo! Yay!
Mon, 7 Sep 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [108]
"The Dinner of the Convenience Store" Brandon and I wanted to get something quick to eat the other night, but neither of us wanted to cook and our favorite take out place was closed, so we decided to head over to Family Mart, our local convenience ... Read more >
Mon, 7 Sep 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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