Back from my trip to Aichi! It was one of the most memorable weeks of my life. I seriously do not have enough words to express my gratitude for my host family, all the members of the association, and to everyone who came out to all the events. It’s amazing the amount of things you can experience in just one week. I really want to write a more in depth entry later, but I’ll try to point out some quick…
Our last full day in Japan was spent strolling the streets of Kichijoji. My sister and I parted ways early morning at the hotel. She was heading off to the JE Family Club in Shibuya, while I was meeting Yuka at the Shu Uemura store in Omotesando for a makeup atelier lesson. I won’t get into too much details about the lesson, but you can read about it here if you’re interested in attending a session. (Japanese language only) …
If there were two things I learned from my experience at Tokyo Disney Sea, it would be: 1. Japanese people have an affinity to line up for just about anything, and 2. Do not ever go on a Monday when the day after is a national holiday. I’ll backtrack to the morning first. We started Monday morning off at Shinjuku Station. I had conveniently left my notebook at the hotel, which had all the directions on how to get to…
HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break. I’ll admit I ate way too much over Christmas. I’ve turned into such a glutton! I guess it’s time to start that new fitness regimen. +++ I’m a little behind in vacation posts, so I’ll get right into the next one. The day after the Arashi concert we had another early start in Harajuku at the Toni & Guy salon. I had asked Yuka to book our appointments before…
After surviving the horrors of sleep deprivation and exhaustion from the previous day, the next day seemed rather normal in comparison. I had no itinerary, no appointments – all I had to do was show up at Shinjuku Station at 11:00 a.m. Yuka and Junko were going to do the rest for me. =) +++ Yuka and Junko were already at the station when I got there a few minutes before 11:00 a.m. Frannie came a short while later. It…