I was going to blog about my new apartment today, but I finally got my hands on the Haagen Daz Kinako and Kuromitsu Mochi Ice-cream and I just had to share it with you guys. But first: HAPPY FOUNDER’S DAY AC! And I hope that all of us who are observing Lent have had a… Read More I Finally Get My Hands on Haagen Daz’s Mochi Icecream
I know I am hopelessly late (as always), but I really, really wanted to write about this. It’s sort of related to my previous post on whether foreigners can wear kimono. Basically, while I was not-sleeping one night, I came across this article from someecards: The main point of the article seemed to be that… Read More My Thoughts on the Karlie Kloss Kimono Debacle
Hey everyone! Guess who just moved and finally got wifi? (if you guessed “Eustacia”, you’re right, so have a round of internet applause) I have so much to blog about – about the whole moving experience, about my new place, about my thoughts on the Karlie Kloss thing (I know, I’m late to that), but… Read More Starbuck’s Sakura Drink
Recently, I was asked to talk about my 10 top reasons for visiting Kyushu. But perhaps because I’m moving from Fukuoka to Sasebo, I started thinking about all the good things about Fukuoka instead, and ended up with my top five reasons on why you should visit Fukuoka! I really think that Fukuoka is severely… Read More 5 Reasons to Visit Fukuoka
Guess what? I’ve started my first ever book giveaway! There’s absolutely no need for you to pay to enter, and you can win paperback copies of The Nutcracker King and Beauty’s Daughter! So if you only have the ebook copies and want the paperbacks to give to someone, or for yourself, then please enter at… Read More Giveaway + Fairy Tale Podcasts I’m Listening To
I had my Church farewell party yesterday. It’s been four years, but it really feels like it passed in the blink of an eye (it feels like it was just yesterday that my friends and I were talking about how we didn’t feel like fourth years and yet THAT WAS A YEAR AGO). So it… Read More Church Farewell
I don’t know if you’ve heard of it, but Beppu is planning to build an onsen-themed theme park! (Yet another reason to come to Kyushu). You might have seen the youtube video: The amusement park is going to be called「湯〜園地」(yu~enchi – which is a homonym for the word meaning “amusement park”) and to get it… Read More Beppu Onsen Amusement Park’s Crowdfunding Campaign
On Saturday, I had my final kimono class. I don’t think I’ve mentioned it here (oops!) but since April of last year, I’ve been taking lessons on how to put on the kimono myself from Morita Akemi (森田 空美) sensei. Morita sensei is based in Tokyo and her kimono coordinates have appeared in magazines like… Read More Morita Akemi Sensei’s Kimono Class (入門クラス)
It took me four months but I finally got my driver’s license! I haven’t really blogged about it because it’s a slow process but now that it’s over, I thought I’d share about the whole thing in case anyone is thinking of getting their license here too. There are basically two ways of getting your… Read More How I Got My Driver’s License
So last Saturday, my main zemi was gathered for a special class. Our teacher had called back four of the senpais who had graduated last year to come and talk to us about what it was like to enter the Japanese workforce. Luckily for me, it was in the afternoon so I managed to watch… Read More What My Senpais Say about Work
