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The Trip That Never Was- Part Two-Kyoto and Nara
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
Posted in Moving to Japan
Tagged Amblerangel, Byodo-In Temple, Culture, Emily Cannell, ExPat, Family, Geisha, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Horyuji Temple, Hozugawa River Boat Ride, Humor, Iwatayama Monkey Park, Japan, Japanese Macaque Monkeys, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto, Moving, Nara, Nijo Jinya House, Offspring, parenting, Snow Monkeys, Todai-ji, Tokyo, Travel
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The Trip That Never Was…
The sign outside our door says, “Open.” As in “Come on over, airfare is cheap, the radiation is fine- don’t I look younger? That gentle shaking in the night? Why that just rocks you slowly to sleep. Below 7 is … Continue reading
Posted in Moving to Japan, Places
Tagged Amblerangel, Culture, Emily Cannell, ExPat, Family, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Humor, Itinerary, Japan, Moving, parenting, Tokyo, Travel
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The New More Flexible Normal- Not For the Faint of Heart
On April 15th last year, my taxes were filed, and the day ahead probably looked identical to the 45 preceding it. Starting with mine and Spouse’s morning coffee talk, through school drop off, to the work out session aimed at … Continue reading
Posted in Moving to Japan, We're Being Shaken and Stirred in Japan
Tagged Amblerangel, Culture, Earthquake, Earthquake in Japan, Emily Cannell, ExPat, food, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Humor, Japan, Moving, Newspaper, Normal, Nuclear Reactor, Offspring, parenting, The New Normal, Tokyo, Tsunami, We're Being Shaken and Stirred in Japan
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When Comfort Food is a Must
Who knew Offspring #1 and I would be snowboarding on April 10th?A particularly bothersome trip for several reasons. First, the terrain park closing meant he must improvise by creating his own, thereby turning the rest of the mountain in to … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Moving to Japan
Tagged Amblerangel, Emily Cannell, ExPat, Family, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Humor, Japan, Japanese Curry, Mom, Moving, Nagano, Offspring, parenting, Snowboarding, Tokyo
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Is My Muffin Top More Deadly Than Radiation?
Another day spent in Hawaii, jumping from one hazardous activity to the next entertaining the urchins, the ultimate goal being to “ride em hard and put em away wet.” Unfortunately, Spouse and I are the only two who suffer during … Continue reading
Evacuate, Vacate, Inebriate, Marinate, Ruminate- The Clampitts’ Evacuation Vacation from Japan
Foreigners hit the skies while ever-increasing numbers of Tokyo-ites hit the highway in order to avoid the radiation poisoning looming overhead. I am handling this disaster the old-fashioned way- with my head in the sand and a drink in my … Continue reading
The Offsprings’ Perspective.. Not Quite What I Imagined
As any parent would, Spouse and I have been talking with the Offspring regarding their experience of the earthquake. Since many of our family members are physicians, I feel that I too am qualified to make not only medical but … Continue reading
Posted in Moving to Japan, We're Being Shaken and Stirred in Japan
Tagged Amblerangel, Culture, Earthquake, Earthquake in Japan, Emily Cannell, Evacuate, Family, Humor, Japan, Moving, Nuclear Reactor, Offspring, parenting, Tokyo, Travel, Tsunami, US Embassy, We're Being Shaken and Stirred in Japan
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Miss Hathoway- IN HERE NOW!!!!
“Miss Hathoway, please make the following urgent phone calls. Don’t leave your desk until these are completed.” 1) Please call the US State Department, the US and Japanese Embassies, and NHK News to distribute the following news bulletin on behalf … Continue reading
Posted in Moving to Japan
Tagged Amblerangel, Culture, Embassy, Emily Cannell, ExPat, Family, Humor, Japan, Miss Hathoway, Moving, Offspring, parenting, Tokyo, Travel
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The “M” Series: Misrepresentation or Mute
A family can move from one country to the next but one element remains consistent. The teenager that left one country is the same teenager that arrives in the next- welcome to another installment of the “M” series – so … Continue reading
Posted in "M" Series, Moving to Japan
Tagged Amblerangel, Children, Emily Cannell, Family, Healthcare, Humor, Japan, M Series, Moving, Offspring, parenting, Snowboarding, X Ray
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