Day Trips to Kobe

Kobe is a city that is perhaps underrated among tourists to Japan. People kept telling me it was a beautiful city, but all I knew…

Anzac Day in Japan

Fan bought in Kyoto, Anzac Poppy sent from home in New Zealand As one would expect, Anzac Day in Japan was a bit of a non-event. …

Omiyage (おみやげ): How to Make Friends and Embarrass Your Homeland.

Ryan and I are in full-on freak-out mode. Tomorrow is when we officially leave our glorious, stunning southern city of Dunedin (i…

It All Began With Sailor Moon.

This is me, in 1996, at the tender age of 5. Why am I showing you this seemingly ordinary, blurred, unfocused, awkward portrait f…