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Thu, 1 Sep 2011 | By celeste | Views [1265]
11 March 2011 was a horrible day in the lives of the Japanese. The headlines on all news screamed words like: Tsunami, disaster, earthquake, deaths, devastating……… I remember that during this time, I was in a hospital and watching ... Read more >
Tags: #blogyourbackyard
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 | By yoshi | Views [862] | Comments [5]
Dogs in pajamas in strollers, piped music on public streets, the smell of takoyaki hanging in the balmy air, the incessant chatter of cicadas, the random old men who stop their bikes just to tell me it's "atsui!" (hot), people on loudspeakers ... Read more >
Tags: back in osaka
Thu, 16 Apr 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [586]
I am feeling really poorly today. I went to dinner with a few ALTs lat night and ate way too much, I have to remember that I can't keep up with an American appetite. I felt terrible this morning, was almost late to work. It's a bit better now (4 hours ... Read more >
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 | By kpow | Views [548]
I'll make the JR Pass the first story, even though I've told most of you about it by now. I still haven't posted many pictures or really given details so here they are! Well, basic ones anyway, there are too many places to give you a full account of ... Read more >
Tags: japan, railpass
Thu, 19 Mar 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [532]
Today was my last day at elementary school for the term. There's still a week of regular classes but none with me. I made point cards for the kids ad each class we have a game at the beginning, and if time permits there's sometimes a game at the end.... Read more >
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 | By roxyfish | Views [521]
Well this weekend I spent exploring Osaka a little and catching up with a friend I haven`t seen in 5 years! Really weird meeting someone you haven`t seen in ages half way across the world and neither of you in your `home` country! By the time I finally ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By theblacktwig | Views [486]
I have traveled as far as hundreds of miles from the Pearl of the Orient to the Land of the Rising Sun only to encounter images of déjà vu from a distant past. My knowledge of Japan is similar to the preserved stories in the pages of history books ... Read more >
Tags: bombing, hiroshima, history, japan, peace, student in japan
Fri, 22 Jan 2016 | By kakimono | Views [472]
Monday marked the start of my first full week of Japanese class. We were with Suzuki-sensei the entire time (as we would be for most of the week). For this week, we’re in the “survival Japanese” phase, which mostly involves learning ... Read more >
Tags: classes, food, j-drama, japanese, mail
Sat, 17 Oct 2015 | By garlicpress | Views [405]
Endlich wieder bin ich heute in Japan angekommen, genauer im Stadtteil Asakusa in Tokyo. Als Reisebegleiterin ist S. dabei - das erste Mal in Japan. Trotz guter Reise waren wir beide recht müde und so sind wir 'nur' im Quartier durch die ... Read more >
Tags: japan, tokio
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [356] | Comments [4]
Well we've made it.... after an 11 and a half hour flight, Carl and I are sat in the Oak Hotel in Tokyo using their free internet - yay!! We've now been up for 24 hours and we're pooped! We're going to see if we can get some kip and then we're on ... Read more >
Tags: Konichi-wa!
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 | By annielovett | Photo Gallery
July long weekend with the ladies
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Sun, 6 Nov 2011 | By zoeaarcher | 
Flickr Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I’ve always believed that the best way of learning is by doing.
And yet, I somehow find myself stuck in lectures most days a week. This is not to say I’m not appreciative of the opportunities university offers, but I cannot deny that 99% of the time ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011
Mon, 7 Jan 2013 | By inaka | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
When I was growing up I used to spend every summer visiting my grandparents in their beautiful redwood house in California. One of the things I most looked forward too was looking through all the National Geographic magazines that my grandfather had ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By monicalin | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Only to discover the interest in travel photography four years ago at the age of 26, it is quite impossible to go back to school for photography courses with a full time job. Yet with more and more travelling experiences, I got more and more addicted ...
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Mon, 22 Apr 2024 | By graynomadsusa | Photo Gallery
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