My last day in Japan. So long, and thanks for the fun times!

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

Random tea time conversations with my mom.

It's handy because I can check out their profile for about 10 minutes and then delete them right away.

The Pfand (bottle refund) system is very much a part of everyday life in Germany; people are obsessive about returning bottles at supermark...

This is the longest I've been away from Germany since I moved to Berlin more than three years ago. It also could have been due to the fa...

Here's my first attempt at drawing my grandma from memory. It doesn't look much like her . . . more attempts to come.

Today was my first day visiting my grandmother, known for saying/doing inappropriate things  at inappropriate times. She was on her best beh...

Speaking of androgynous , did you know that Nozomi is actually a unisex name? It's more common among girls than guys, but male Nozomis a...

Well, apparently androgyny is the new black . . . yay?