So this morning, I got on a plane, and headed to Taiwan. On the plane, I had the same exact feeling that I had when I was flying to Russia. Excited but nervous. The excitement far outweights the nervousness, but it’s still there. Excitement because you don’t know what to expect. Everything is new. Everything is… Read More Taiwan! I Made It!
Yesterday was another full day. The picture above is from the aquarium… more on that later. But we went up to the north part of the island… First we went to this place called Pineapple Park… They grow pineapples there. You ride around in this pretty goofy pineapple car to see where they grow everything.… Read More Okinawa… from North to South
Yesterday afternoon I said goodbye to Yukiko. It was a sad moment. I really enjoyed my time there staying with her. And it was an honor having her show me her country as I had tried to show her mine. She gave me a handkerchief as a parting gift – so we’ll have to meet… Read More Okinawa… I got to the rainforest a lot quicker than i expected…
Yesterday was my last full day in Osaka. 😦 I’m sad to go, because I’ve enjoyed it so much!! Not just being in Osaka, but getting to spend some quality time with Yukiko. Yesterday, she mentioned how natural it was having me here, being roommates… Maybe I should just move here and we can live… Read More Osaka Castle
Mino is the town where Yukiko lives while she studies in Osaka. It’s on the outskirts of Osaka basically. As you walk along the sidewalk, you’ll pass by random rice fields like this… that come right up to the sidewalk. It’s so Asian, I love it. On Sunday, we took a rest from all our… Read More Mino
I love bowing. Everyone bows here. You bow when you say “thank you”. You bow as a greeting. You bow when you say “Excuse me”. I’m sure there are other bowing conditions. But those are the basics. My favorite thing about it, is that you don’t have to have anything in common in order to… Read More Bowing 101
Yesterday we went to Kyoto. It’s a really old city with a lot of UNESCO temples and palaces. It was really cool, but is apparently where all the tourists go… I hate being at touristy places, but it was still a must… First, we went to Kiyomizu-dera, an ancient, historic buddhist temple. It was cool,… Read More Kyoto
Well today was a great day in Osaka… (and it did include fishing for eels)… Yukiko took me to one of the areas of downtown. For lunch, we had Japanese pancakes – okonomiyaki. They’re not sweet pancakes… and are similar to Korean pancakes… It’s made of flour, eggs, cabbage, green onions, and squid. With mayonaise,… Read More A Great Day in Osaka!
So this morning I woke up, after a GREAT night’s sleep. I forgot that I LOVE sleeping on the floor. Weird, I know, but so Asian of me. I asked Yukiko what she usually eats for breakfast here, and she said, “Mostly just little snack type of things.” So, she hands me an orange, some… Read More Breakfast in Japan
So, I finally made it to Japan! After a 13 hour flight and another 1.5 hour flight, I made it to Osaka around 7pm, Thursday (which is 5am Thursday for yall) with no major traveling issues! Awesome! That might be a first. ANDDDDD here`s the best part… I got bumped to FIRST class for my… Read More First Stop: Japan!
Lauren Around the Globe 