Category Archives: Moving to Japan

Let’s Get Grandmama to Eat it- She’ll Eat Anything.

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Emily Cannell

When in Japan, the host orders food for the group who are then required by the rules of social etiquette to eat whatever fare this person selects. During Grandmama’s visit, I was sure to order japanese specialties which never fail to … Continue reading →

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The Battle of Big Buddha- The Clampitts invade Nara

Posted on July 7, 2011 by Emily Cannell

The day Grandmama, the Offspring and I embarked upon the trip from Kyoto, Japan to Nara began like all other site seeing days- breakfast, back pack loading, coffee chugging, whipping the Offspring in order to get them out of bed, … Continue reading →

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Hurdling Down the Hozu-gawa River- Grandmama and Offspring In Tow

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Emily Cannell

Every day for the last 14 years, Spouse and I methodically perform a daily ritual known as “coffee talk.” Coffee talk obviously derives its name from the ritualistic consumption of the caffeinated beverage which enables each member to hoist his … Continue reading →

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Runners- Oh And You Clampitts- Take Your Mark

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Emily Cannell

Eleniloporto from “Cross Cultural Insights” outlined the differing hierarchy of needs between ExPat progeny and their parents during the time long after the moving boxes have been recycled and all can locate the drawer containing the silverware, provided the family … Continue reading →

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Can the Tokyo Tower Entertain Two Teenagers, A Driver, A Mom and a Senior Citizen?

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Emily Cannell

Every visitor to Tokyo shares a common experience when driving in the from the airport. The driver will point out the Tokyo Tower: The appropriate response is not, “Who cares?” but “Fascinating radio tower! Just how tall is it?” The … Continue reading →

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The Ex Pats Abandon Ship

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Emily Cannell

The last day of school. A year for the record books ended at noon today. On my walk home I pondered that age-old question,”Just how late can I sleep before a long-established caffeine addiction bulldozes through REM?” when an eye-catching … Continue reading →

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A Walk Through Yoyogi Park

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Emily Cannell

Apparently, “enjoying the scenery” along the way is a life lesson still yet to learn as somewhere between my 10k training days 8 and 10, on loop 46 or 47, I noticed the roses in full bloom at Yoyogi Park. … Continue reading →

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Caught in the Throes of More Language Woes

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Emily Cannell

The Offspring learned the first “alphabet” of the two Japanese versions in September while I sit still struggling to pronounce one syllable words with the prekindergarten version at month 8.  I wax on at my Japanese teacher, pointing in her … Continue reading →

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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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