Monthly Archives: May 2011

We Knew It Was Coming, It’s Here….

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Emily Cannell

The Rainy Season. The Weatherman, Apple and Andretti-san predict the rain will continue until the end of June. My crystal ball predicts that if The Nose’s care package full of Zoloft doesn’t get here soon, I will sleep until July … Continue reading →

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Hmmmm, Don’t Do This on Your Next Trip To Japan- Culture Lesson # 14

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Emily Cannell

Warning: Certain gestures, habits, and customs routinely incorporated in to daily life at home, residents on foreign soil may view as rude or insulting.  The Deacon sat waiting patiently in the library at a metal folding table, his chair on … Continue reading →

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The Glamorous Life of an ExPat Wife

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Emily Cannell

Done with all that whininess that can be the ExPat mentality- culture shock, kids coming home from the first day of school without a friend, facing a grocery store selling brains, organ meat or live animals, or not hearing one … Continue reading →

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The Patience of Bamboo

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Emily Cannell

In 3 months, we’ll have been in Japan a year. During that time, I’ve managed to avoid all forms of cultural education that didn’t involve travel, snowboarding, hiking, junking, or eating. I’m a firm believer in learning the culture based … Continue reading →

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No Matter What Country You’re In…

Posted on May 15, 2011 by Emily Cannell

parents are embarrassing. Even when not trying. Like swimming parents, track parents must camp out for days waiting for the seconds Junior will either sprint, lope or lumber by. Spouse and I have become experts in the years that the … Continue reading →

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Follow the Flag to the End- Part 5- The Tour That Never Was

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Emily Cannell

Several years ago, I pulled the covers over my shoulders in a rented yet hip apartment in a gorgeous and architecturally relevant district in Rome. A fine wrap to the end of a satisfying day, a disguised American tourist, eating, … Continue reading →

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I Have To Go In HOW? Part 4 – Sort of

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Emily Cannell

So I must start out with an apology and a conundrum. First the apology. Yes- it was I who perhaps spammed you with previously published posts. As to the why? Well, I have been living in several dimensions during the … Continue reading →

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The Trip That Never Was- Part 3, Sloggin’ it Out in Tokyo

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Emily Cannell

If I were really cruel, and let’s face it, my nickname isn’t Cruella DeVille due to the grey streak down the center of my fluffy tail, we’d start Day 6 of our tour with a traditional Japanese breakfast with something … Continue reading →

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The Trip That Never Was- Part Two-Kyoto and Nara

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Emily Cannell

Writing the last post left me more exhausted than actually spending 3 days touring Tokyo on foot. After resting, refortifying with miso soup, squid jerky, and sake in one of Roppongi’s ubiquitous all night ExPat bars (where one must be … Continue reading →

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