I'm back! Japan (Hokkaido, Tokyo, Kyoto) with G and his parents was awesome! Hokkaido was still snowy when we got there Even con...

I still have a bruise from where Rocky bit me. ha!

I'm very easily entertained...

Japan is ramen paradise!

He was probably confused by the pixelated Skype video, but still. Hi from Hakodate! Sorry for the crappy quality -- the lighting was b...

It's cold up here in Hokkaido in the winter, but I'm seriously glad I don't have to be sweating like a pig in the sweltering hea...

We went to the Rokkatei cafe the other day to celebrate mama's birthday. Rokkatei is my favourite  patisserie/cafe based in Hokkaido, a...

I'm mostly reading some autobiographical ones I picked out at random, Osamu Tezuka ( Black Jack ), Taiyo Matsumoto ( Sunny ), and Shiger...

This also probably has something to do with the fact that I'm in Hokkaido and not in Tokyo, but I still think the Japanese are a bit mor...

Sorry for the irregular updates! I haven't quite organized my thoughts and impressions on being back in Japan for the first time in 3 ye...

Hello from Hokkaido! I'm glad my grandma doesn't know how to use the Internets . . .