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Tag Archives: Travel
“Mono no aware”
Japan changed me. In a bad way. If you had told college-aged Ouisar-san that she would skip her daily afternoon nap in order to take pictures of a flower field, I would have instructed you to put down the crack … Continue reading
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Tagged california, Carlsbad flower fields, Culture, Flowers, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Humor, Mono no aware, Travel
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It’s That Time of Year Again- Cherry Blossom Season
My annual emergence from MIA status usually coincides with Cherry Blossom Season, also known more commonly as Easter Season. Inspired by the fleeting nature of the cherry blossoms, sakura, and the boisterous celebrations of hanami – cherry blossom viewing- in … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Moving to Japan, Uncategorized
Tagged Cherry Blossoms, Culture, Hanami, HeyfromJapan, Humor, Japan, Sakura, Travel
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Politics as Usual- Always Stange and Getting Stanger
I voted. But this time, I voted on things I never thought I`d consider thirty years ago. And it just continues to be as strange as it always has been. My own experience with politics has become progressively more absurd. … Continue reading
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Tagged Amblerangel, californa ballot intiatives, Culture, election, Emily Cannell, ExPat, Family, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Moving, politics, Travel
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An Enviable Finger Fetish; Nails Japanese Style
Japanophiles think they know all there is to know about what makes Japan so uniquely unlike every place else on earth. We`ve all seen the “Top 10” lists that include the vending machines, the manga, the robot bar, and the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Amblerangel, Culture, Emily Cannell, ExPat, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Humor, Japan, Moving, Nail Art, Nails, Tokyo, Travel
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Going Down In Flames-Hirezake
There are a few things which should only be done in a lab setting. With safety glasses, a lab coat, and a glass hood under which flammables and other explosives are tested; maybe a hazmat suit for added precaution. Certain … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged Amblerangel, Culture, Culture Lesson, Emily Cannell, food, Fugu, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Hirezake, Humor, Japan, Moving, Tokyo, Travel
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Kawaii Construction- I Need This in My Neighborhood
There`s construction going on in my neighborhood. It`s noisy, dusty, and worst all it makes my dogs bark. This is a problem for all the neighbors because they also hear the construction, the dogs barking, and me yelling “Shut up” … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Moving to Japan
Tagged Amblerangel, Construction, Emily Cannell, ExPat, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Humor, Japan, kawaii, parenting, Tokyo, Travel
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Repatriation During the Holidays is Harder Than Being Overseas….
The pitfall of living overseas is the inevitability of coming home. Dull. And with that the recalibration of expectations that the Offspring have regarding holidays and how they are spent. Some expats have a problem living overseas during traditional American … Continue reading
Posted in Moving to Japan, Uncategorized
Tagged Culture, Emily Cannell, ExPat, Family, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Humor, Japan, Moving, parenting, repatriation, Tokyo, Travel, Vacation
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Some Beauty In These Sad Times
Over the summer, Offspring #2 and I visited Paris- her reward for the eight hours of French tutoring she endured weekly upon our move to Montreàl. As it always is when tragedy hits a place you know, there`s a certain … Continue reading
Posted in Culture
Tagged Amblerangel, Culture, Emily Cannell, ExPat, Ginkgo, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Japan, Moving, Paris, Peace, Tokyo, Travel, Vacation
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Fishing with the Clampitts – Canadian Edition
Children of avid fishermen- and women- are all aware of the big fish and where to hook them. All the liars in my family have stories, very rarely backed up with photographic documentation, of swordfish caught in Mexico or Tarpon … Continue reading
Posted in Canada
Tagged Amblerangel, Canada, Children, Culture, Emily Cannell, Fishing, Fishing in Canada, Hey From Japan- Notes on Moving, Humor, Moving, Offspring, parenting, Travel
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