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Date: 17th March 2009
Thankyou!
This blog was a great read. I'm currently preparing to come home, and going through the madness of packing, and wondering if I made the right decision to leave. Reading about your fondness for and memories of Japan, while still feeling happy to be home is reassuring. I also completely agree with you about the growing up, maturing and changing effect that living here alone has on a person. I could never see myself moving out, in the conventional sense, yet somehow I moved overseas...to this beautiful country. Any advice for getting in the going home headspace?
From Blog: The End (One Year Later!)
Thankyou!
This blog was a great read. I'm currently preparing to come home, and going through the madness of packing, and wondering if I made the right decision to leave. Reading about your fondness for and memories of Japan, while still feeling happy to be home is reassuring. I also completely agree with you about the growing up, maturing and changing effect that living here alone has on a person. I could never see myself moving out, in the conventional sense, yet somehow I moved overseas...to this beautiful country. Any advice for getting in the going home headspace?
From Blog: The End (One Year Later!)
Date: 22nd February 2009
Hirakata
I`ve lived near Hirakata for over 25 years and there are some really amazing places to have lunch or dinner, even on a small budget. Also, there are really nice bike paths all the way to Osaka, Kyoto, Arashiyama and Izumiohashi. These are bike paths that for the most part run along rivers.
From Blog: Around Hirakata...
Hirakata
I`ve lived near Hirakata for over 25 years and there are some really amazing places to have lunch or dinner, even on a small budget. Also, there are really nice bike paths all the way to Osaka, Kyoto, Arashiyama and Izumiohashi. These are bike paths that for the most part run along rivers.
From Blog: Around Hirakata...
Date: 26th January 2009
thanks! i'm glad you all enjoy my blog! haha you must tell jeans-too-tight guy that i said hi if you see him! no i'm not at gaidai anymore, i was only there for the spring semester of 2008. i hope you enjoy okinawa!
From Blog: Okinawa:::Budokan and Shuri Castle
thanks! i'm glad you all enjoy my blog! haha you must tell jeans-too-tight guy that i said hi if you see him! no i'm not at gaidai anymore, i was only there for the spring semester of 2008. i hope you enjoy okinawa!
From Blog: Okinawa:::Budokan and Shuri Castle
Date: 8th January 2009
Cool
I was There..You Make it Look a Whole Lot Better thoe xD
From Blog: Okinawa:::Budokan and Shuri Castle
Cool
I was There..You Make it Look a Whole Lot Better thoe xD
From Blog: Okinawa:::Budokan and Shuri Castle
Date: 8th December 2008
hi
i thoroughly enjoyed your blog and pics from okinawa as i am going there soon too! i'll go to the island you went to perhaps... and hopefully run into jeans-too-tight guy *crosses my fingers* btw, i guess you're not at gaidai no more are you? i teach gaidai students now at a gakkusei mansion. small world o.O
From Blog: Okinawa:::Budokan and Shuri Castle
hi
i thoroughly enjoyed your blog and pics from okinawa as i am going there soon too! i'll go to the island you went to perhaps... and hopefully run into jeans-too-tight guy *crosses my fingers* btw, i guess you're not at gaidai no more are you? i teach gaidai students now at a gakkusei mansion. small world o.O
From Blog: Okinawa:::Budokan and Shuri Castle
Date: 16th June 2008
woooooooo
i didnt notice that u already wrote a dialy!! its sooo fun to read this!! u described our crazy day perfectly!!! by the way, i complain less now....haha
From Blog: Xamena & Masa (Homeless) in Japan...
woooooooo
i didnt notice that u already wrote a dialy!! its sooo fun to read this!! u described our crazy day perfectly!!! by the way, i complain less now....haha
From Blog: Xamena & Masa (Homeless) in Japan...
Date: 14th June 2008
Beautiful pictures !!
Your pictures are really nice, they make me remember my stay in Okinawa, it is a place people would like to return, isn't it?.
From Blog: I LOVE OKINAWA!
Beautiful pictures !!
Your pictures are really nice, they make me remember my stay in Okinawa, it is a place people would like to return, isn't it?.
From Blog: I LOVE OKINAWA!
Date: 14th May 2008
hamster!
you so have to post a picture of her wearing it, and get the rest of the animal friends too!! youre a very tidy person, excellent trait to have!
From Blog: Watashi-no Heya (My Room!)
hamster!
you so have to post a picture of her wearing it, and get the rest of the animal friends too!! youre a very tidy person, excellent trait to have!
From Blog: Watashi-no Heya (My Room!)
Date: 7th April 2008
Wow
i love mos burger much more than Mcdonalds.. u know what, we call Þ¯É for Mcdonalds. thats how people call it in Osaka. and whenever u order beer a DVKplease say j~a FqD its common way to order a beer!haha
From Blog: Around Hirakata...
Wow
i love mos burger much more than Mcdonalds.. u know what, we call Þ¯É for Mcdonalds. thats how people call it in Osaka. and whenever u order beer a DVKplease say j~a FqD its common way to order a beer!haha
From Blog: Around Hirakata...
Date: 28th March 2008
re:
thanks! yeah i guess i have an obsession with taking photos... the banana kit kat was good, and the sakura kit kat really tasted like an actual flower (and smelled like one too). it's an interesting taste, hard to describe...
From Blog: Nikko
re:
thanks! yeah i guess i have an obsession with taking photos... the banana kit kat was good, and the sakura kit kat really tasted like an actual flower (and smelled like one too). it's an interesting taste, hard to describe...
From Blog: Nikko
Date: 27th March 2008
yum!
your pics never cease to amaze me. how was the banana kit kats? whats a sakura kit kat taste like? nice monkey poop.. LOL!
From Blog: Nikko
yum!
your pics never cease to amaze me. how was the banana kit kats? whats a sakura kit kat taste like? nice monkey poop.. LOL!
From Blog: Nikko
Date: 27th March 2008
great pics
im always amazed by your pics, you post some pretty awesome ones, down to what you ate, :-0
From Blog: Tokyo:::Tokyo Tower, Kabukiza, Kabukicho
great pics
im always amazed by your pics, you post some pretty awesome ones, down to what you ate, :-0
From Blog: Tokyo:::Tokyo Tower, Kabukiza, Kabukicho
Date: 26th March 2008
awesome pics
xamena... you take some awesome pics!!
From Blog: Tokyo:::Asakusa
awesome pics
xamena... you take some awesome pics!!
From Blog: Tokyo:::Asakusa
Date: 19th March 2008
Correct..
Yes you would be correct in assuming it means "tons". "Tonnes" is how they spell it in the UK and France, this is actually the original way of spelling it.
From Blog: Miyajima (and Shukkeien Garden)
Correct..
Yes you would be correct in assuming it means "tons". "Tonnes" is how they spell it in the UK and France, this is actually the original way of spelling it.
From Blog: Miyajima (and Shukkeien Garden)
Date: 3rd March 2008
haha
its funny that ur roommate is an amrican... its always great that u get neat roommate... me and Jan...never happen...haha anyway, i wanna talk to u many things happening to me, and wanna know whats going on u!!!!
From Blog: Moving Day!
haha
its funny that ur roommate is an amrican... its always great that u get neat roommate... me and Jan...never happen...haha anyway, i wanna talk to u many things happening to me, and wanna know whats going on u!!!!
From Blog: Moving Day!
Date: 25th February 2008
u know what!!!!!
takoyaki and okonomiyaki are the best local food from our area!!! when i read this article, my stomach was crazy...haha i need to eat my food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! give me some!!xamena!!
From Blog: Sushiya...and Other Random Stuff
u know what!!!!!
takoyaki and okonomiyaki are the best local food from our area!!! when i read this article, my stomach was crazy...haha i need to eat my food!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! give me some!!xamena!!
From Blog: Sushiya...and Other Random Stuff
Date: 25th February 2008
xamena~~~~~!!!!!!
this one makes me happy so much bc Japan seems really great place for u!!!!!! i was worrying about food or transportation there...but having bike is such a funny idea!!! and i hope i can meet ur friend when i get back!! also u can talk to me fluent japanese!! i wish i could hung out with u last winter vacation!!
From Blog: *Leilani's Birthday*
xamena~~~~~!!!!!!
this one makes me happy so much bc Japan seems really great place for u!!!!!! i was worrying about food or transportation there...but having bike is such a funny idea!!! and i hope i can meet ur friend when i get back!! also u can talk to me fluent japanese!! i wish i could hung out with u last winter vacation!!
From Blog: *Leilani's Birthday*
Date: 5th February 2008
I got the first comment!
so it seems like you are having lots of fun there in japan!! i am glad you enjoy being in japan. and i like looking your blog since i can see some places i have never been. so please keep uploading! anyways, i hope you keep enjoying japanese culture and people!
From Blog: Kyoto Trip
I got the first comment!
so it seems like you are having lots of fun there in japan!! i am glad you enjoy being in japan. and i like looking your blog since i can see some places i have never been. so please keep uploading! anyways, i hope you keep enjoying japanese culture and people!
From Blog: Kyoto Trip
Date: 4th February 2008
new jacket
is that cream jacket new? bc im pretty sure i love it! u best be doing some shopping for me!! jk i love you!
From Blog: will i ever get to japan?
new jacket
is that cream jacket new? bc im pretty sure i love it! u best be doing some shopping for me!! jk i love you!
From Blog: will i ever get to japan?
xamena
Xamena Bangash
RE:
Sorry this is kind of a late response...I'm so busy with school that I hardly ever get to check my travel blog! But I'm glad this helped. It's hard to leave, especially when you're just getting used to your life there. But the main thing that made me happy about coming home was the people. Honestly, I don't really see myself living in TN or my hometown, and living in Japan helped me realize that I want more than a small town life. But my family and the friends I have back home make me happy! So even though I was losing one thing, I was also gaining something else. Hopefully you have people like that to go home to because it makes it so much easier to transition. And it took me a long time to get accustomed to my life back home, so don't get too discouraged if at first you feel really homesick for Japan and feel like you made the wrong decision. Good luck!
From Blog: The End (One Year Later!)