First week at TIU, a trip to Tokyo, and the D Concert

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September 5th 2010

Published: September 5th 2010

Hey everyone! I can already tell that writing these blog entries is harder for me. The free time that I would have been spending on it is now being spent on hanging out with either friends or my host family, which is great! So far, the blog has been a great coping tool for dumping a bunch of feelings and potential frustrations when I am going through culture shock moments and feeling a bit empty.... Read Full Entry

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5th September 2010

Dad
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Wonderful!!
What a wonderful start to this whole adventure! You look so happy and so much great stuff is happening, connections with people you like, threads from your earlier self like the visual kei, new things (go to Japan, pick up tennis!): I am just glowing reading about it and thanks for so many photos too, your mom and I went through all of them together just now. Tons of love, Dad

5th September 2010

Eric
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You win.

17th September 2010

Christina
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The most stand-out thing
Rowan, you cracked me up with your comment about "How am I still the most stand out thing in this sea of ridiculously dressed up people?" I was a college student in Japan like you, many decades ago, and it seems that many things have really changed and some things are still very much the same. I would have thought Japanese people--especially in Tokyo--would be much more used to seeing gaijin by now, but I guess not, huh? Have fun!

18th September 2010

Hilary
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loving the news
Hi Ro - great to keep us (more or less) with your adventures...Dave told me Mt Fuji was amazing - what a brilliant thing to do. London life rushes by too - plenty of fun and stuff to do - lots of love Hxx

22nd September 2010

RowanBC
Rowan Belden-Clifford

Yeahhh...
I was surprised to be sure, with every thing I'd heard about Tokyo people not batting an eye at gaijin. That being said, I was at an unlikely event for a gaijin to be going to: I doubt they see many tall whiteys rocking out to Visual Kei. Can I ask who this is? Thanks for the comment! Rowan

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