Japan can often seem like a bewildering place for a gaijin (outside person = foreigner) and I still get surprised about some of the little things that occur on a daily basis. Once you get over all the obvious differences like vending machines every 50 metres, height difference, the cutsie cartoons that tell you how [...]
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Peculiar Japan
Posted in Early days, tagged confusing, cultural differences, homestay, japan, Nanzan, organisation, rent, vending machines on October 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Flights and thoughts on food
Posted in Pre-Travel Thoughts, tagged food, japan, leaving, london, meat, nagoya, SOAS, vending machines on August 3, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve finally booked my flights now, so I’ll be leaving on the 31st August and I’ll be in Nagoya for the 1st September. I’m excited and wondering what its all going to be like: who I’m going to meet, what the classes will be like and what Nagoya is like too. I’m not really so [...]







