With only one full day in Japan this time around, there was quite a lot to pack into the span of 24hrs, but somehow I managed to get everything I wanted to do in and made it through to the end of the day in one piece. Sort of. ***** Anyway, beginning with the morning. After a quick breakfast at the hotel (the food was courtesy of the ultra 便利な AM/PM across the street), we headed off for Shinjuku Station…
To be honest, Taipei was not very high on the list of places I wanted to visit. If not for the concert, I don’t think I would have ever gone to Taipei on my own. Nevertheless, it’s a place I can now check off my list! We managed to fit in quite a lot during our week in Taipei, although I am surpised that we found so many things to do. (Not to say there’s nothing to do in Taipei,…
Let’s begin by saying that it was by far one of the best concerts I’ve been to! The atmosphere was amazing and their performance was utterly stunning. Arashi really knew how to get the crowds worked up and everyone was standing and cheering throughout the show. I’ve never seen fans so excited before, so I’m glad I had the chance to experience it firsthand. On the first day of the concert, we decided to head to the arena early and…
It’s finally fall! Although this summer was too short and much too rainy, the crisp change in weather is greatly appreciated. With the changing fall colours, I can hardly wait for the crunching sound of the leaves beneath my boots when I stomp over a freshly raked pile. (As long as I don’t have to do the raking part myself). Once again I feel like I should be combining ten updates in one as so much time has pass since…
The past two months have been busy busy busy. Aside from working the two jobs, I also took on Japanese classes on top of the Mandarin classes I’m already taking. Purely suicidal. I’m actually amazed I’ve gotten through two months of this schedule without passing out from sheer exhaustion. Well, there is another month left…hehehe…we’ll just wait and see. Anyway, last Tuesday in class we had a special tea ceremony presentation, or 茶道 as they call it in Japanese. It…