Traveling Dream Chaser

Hello everyone!  皆さん、こんにちは！ I had an unexpectedly interesting afternoon one day in late January. 1月末に予想できなかった面白いことを体験しました。 So I went to the Tenrikyo church a few weeks ago. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I actually enjoyed the experience! There are so many sweet and kind people here. It’s times like these where I’m glad when I give people a chance! 数週間前に天理教の教会に行きました。何が起こるか全然想像できず、驚いたことに、とても面白かったです。日本には、心優しい人が本当に山ほど沢山います。こういう時は、人を疑わずに信じてよかったと思います。 On National Coming of Age day, I went to Nara City because I had some things to take care of. On my way to the train, this guy stopped me to talk to me about Tenrikyo. At first, I was apprehensive because while I believe in a higher power, I don’t fully agree with organized religion. He told me that Tenrikyo is a religion where people help one another. Then he asked for my number. I wasn’t sure at first if he was hitting on me, trying to induct me into Tenrikyo, or genuinely a nice person. Although I had some doubts...

Hey Everyone, 皆さん、こんにちは！ So, the Tokyo Shenanigans continue! Bee and I didn't actually sleep yesterday. But, how could we with so much going on! We did Karaoke until about am and went back to Su's place. On the way back, we started dancing in the middle of the street because why not! Kpop, Soran Bushi, you name it! I'm sure we were being pretty obnoxious, but we had a good time. 東京のアドベンチャーの続きです！私とビーちゃんは夕べあまり寝ませんでした。やりたいことが山ほど沢山あったので、寝るわけにはいかなかったのです！朝までカラオケして、スー君のアパートに帰りました！帰りの道中では、K-popやよさこいソーランなど、いろいろなダンスを踊り始めました。スー君の家の周りのご近所さんに迷惑をかけたかもしれませんが、めっちゃ楽しかったです！ We rested our eyes for about 2~3 hours once we finally got back. The plan for today was to visit two shrines, then meet my college bestie, Big T, in Shibuya to see a concert. The first shrine on our list was Asakusa Shrine. We took a train to that area first thing in the morning. Once we got off the train, we had no idea where to go, so we asked for directions. We were told that at the end of the road, we would f...

Hello Everyone, 皆さん、こんにちは！ I really fell off the ball with my blog. I've had a lot of things to take care of! I'm finally getting around to posting everything from the past 6 months! 最近は忙しすぎて、ブログを投稿する時間がありませんでした。なので、６ヶ月分の記事を投稿します！ Back in September, there was a three-day weekend for Japanese Labor Day. The original plan was to go to Busan, South Korea, but instead, my friend and I (let's call her, "Bee") ended up traveling to Tokyo and crashing at a friend's place. 昨年の九月は国民の祝日のため、三連休がありました。友達の（ビーちゃんと呼びましょう）と韓国のプサンに行くつもりでしたが、結局は東京に行って、高校時代の友達のアパートに泊まりました。 It was a great experience! Although I've been living in Japan for over two years, I've only ever gone there for my job orientation and for a layover during my first trip home to visit my family in the United States. I haven't gone there to just for fun, thought I've been wanting to for a while. My partner in crime and I had a blast! すごく楽しかったです！もう二年程、日本に住んでいますが、仕事のオリエンテーションやア...

Hey Everyone! I'm back in Japan now! 皆さんただいま！日本へ帰りました～！ I had a wonderful time visiting my friends and family in the United States, but what I'd like to talk about today is my trip back to Japan. My flight to Taiwan was at 12:30am, so I got to the airport around 9pm to say goodbye to my family, check my bags and get my boarding pass. When the receptionists printed my pass, it was Hello Kitty themed. While I thought that was super cute, this was just the beginning. アメリカで家族と友達と遊べてすごく楽しかったですが、私が話したのは日本へ戻るたびのことです。台湾で乗換えがありました。シカゴから台湾への便は朝０：３０に離陸する予定でしたので、９時に空港について、荷物を預けて、搭乗券を手に入れて、家族にさよならを言いました。受付の女性が私の搭乗券を印刷すると、キティちゃんのデザインが書いてありました。そして、それはこの面白いたびの始まりでした！ After passing through TSA, I went on to board my flight. Little did I know, I was boarding a Sanrio Character Themed Airplane! It was the cutest thing I had ever seen!! The head rests, pillows, wall art and even promotional videos and more were all Sanrio!! 出国審査をすませて、飛行機に乗りました。乗る前には分からなかったのですが、何とサンリオテーマの飛行機でした！めちゃく...