It’s been a while, huh? I wanted to let you know what I’ve been up to recently. The azaleas are currently in bloom at the beautiful Kume-Dera Temple! I recently helped my friend Akiko-san with an Easter English party! It was a lot of fun. We enjoyed some delicious Easter-themed foods afterwards!
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My First Cat Cafe!
My beloved friend Kelly-chan recently introduced me to my new favorite place- a local Cat Cafe! My heart was absolutely full of love. <3 So many kitties! Thank you for this wonderful experience Kelly!
Spring in Kyoto
Over Spring Break, I met up my fellow Tennessee JET friend Laura (now living in Yamanashi) in Kyoto! We went to Arashiyama, Kiyo-mizu Temple, and Fushimi Inari Shrine! It was so great to catch up with Laura again and hear about her life in Yamanashi. I also got lots of great
Osaka Merriment
As Spring was rolling in I took a much-needed Girl’s Day Out to Osaka with my friends! We met up for brunch at the fantastical Butter cafe at Hoop in Tennoji. Just look at those beautiful pancakes!! Then we spent the rest of the day roller skating and sporting it up at
A Dinky Experiment
It’s been about two weeks now since I “bought some things”, so I’m following up on my experiment to see how things turned out. If this is an experiment though, then I’m a lousy scientist because I took no measures of control and used everything all at once. I also
Escape the Classroom! Lesson Plan
Let me preface this post with a disclaimer before we jump into the fun: this lesson requires a lot of preparation and care to create, but after it’s done it works like a well-oiled machine and can easily be adapted for different grade levels by swapping out a few puzzles
I Bought Some Things
This isn’t a sponsored post or anything, but I do have a coupon link you can use at the bottom of this post if thou art so inclined! Anyway, as the title says- I bought some things! I don’t usually like to spend money on myself, so I felt like
Christmas in America & More
Well, I skipped the whole fall when it came to updating the blog, right? Sorry about that. Let’s see if I can condense the events here before I go into our first trip back home since moving to Japan. Since the last post in which I enjoyed the summer Tokae
Nara Tokae Take Two
We’ve come full circle! Nara Tokae was one of the first festivals Josh and I attended in Japan last year. In fact, Josh had just gotten off the plane from America the day before so he was super jet lagged. This year was much better for the both of us
Ichiban Go Go Bonus: Through Josh’s Lens
Here are some great shots that I found in Josh’s camera from Margaux’s visit to Japan, including the wonderful fireworks festival at Ise. A beautiful view of Nara city from Nigatsudou! Traveling to Kasuga Shinto Shrine in Nara Park. An interesting perspective from a nearly identical moment in Kelly’s previous