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Mon, 20 Jul 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [3538]
Saturday, Brandon took me out for lunch at the Ramen shop in American Village. I had some very good Okinawan fried rice and Brandon had beef ramen. The ramen here is a far cry from the stove-top ramen Americans are used to...come to think of it, we ... Read more >
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By rjallen | Views [2472] | Comments [1]
I've made it back to Japan and all I really have to show for it is 12 hours of my life gone and a sore bottom. With all things considered, I think I'm doing pretty well! Nonetheless, I think that might be the last time I use American Airlines for an ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [1819]
He was 9 months old when we moved to Japan. His first sentence was 'mitte! oki traku!' (look, a big truck) He went to a Buddhist pre-school. We lived beside the Priest of the near by temple. I remember coming home from work and seeing him on the Priest's ... Read more >
Tags: children
Sat, 4 Jul 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [1048]
Brandon was so excited to finally get his drill in the mail (after over a month of waiting) so he could finally get the surround sound speakers up on the wall! Gimli even tried to help him a few times before deciding to “supervise” from the floor.... Read more >
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [798] | Comments [1]
Day 3 - Kyoto (cont.) In my original post, I didn't explain the title, as I ran out of time. It comes from what I spent the evening learning about. One of the most striking images of Japan is always that of the geisha, white faced, serene and dressed ... Read more >
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 | By kpow | Views [535]
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, 18 Apr 2013 | By hardy | Views [488] | Scholarship Entry
A lavish 7-day vacation in beautiful Japan, what more could three friends ask for? Our strict itinerary called for staying in extravagant hotels towering high above the city clouds, greeted and bowed to by hotel staff in three-piece suits, followed by ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
Logan and I were late. The slowing blink and relative calm of the dim neon lights were an unmistakable indicator that the robot fight was over. Knowing that moments before this was a chaotic blur of shining chrome and mechanized mayhem filled me with ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Sat, 7 Jan 2017 | By caessar_aug | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 24 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 10 Dec 2012 | By jakasantri | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I'm 22 years old man, a young, wild and free energetic person, who lived his life as fun as he can.
I want to get more experience as a photographer, and absolutely, travel around the world and taking pictures while travelling it's my dream.
And ...
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Sun, 13 Jan 2013 | By thewayfarer | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am leagues away from the definition of a good photographer. Hobbyists and professionals can whoop my ass any day. However, armed with my simple, not-so-up-to-date digital camera and the thirst for adventure, I take pictures simply because I love the ...
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Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 28 Feb 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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