With very little sleep from the overnight greyhound journey we arrived in Boston at around 9am.We boarded the metro train and headed towards out hostel. ‘Just a short tube journey from the city centre’ it touted. Yes and a 30-minute bus journey to the tube station which it failed to mention. We checked in and showered before we headed back into the city. Unlike where we were staying, which was very industrial and run down, the centre of Boston was very beautiful, situated on the coast; this heavily Irish influenced city had much to offer and was overflowing with history, much [View Full Entry]

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Ok so lots to update. First of all it turns out that two of my host families cancelled on me becuase apparently it's an issue that my internship is paid. I'm not sure why this is a problem, but when the host families found out from my work that I was earning a salary they got mad, so now I'm stuck having to pay $800 to live in company housing for about amonth during my time there...blech. Personally, I thinks it's kind of crappy that they're cancelling on me after I've counted on them for a place to live, but whatever........ [View Full Entry]

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Let me tell you a secret. It is quite embarrassing in fact. So here we go: When I was a little girl, well actually up until I was 18, all I wanted to do in life was to go the States and live the American dream. Like every other teenager around the world, I was obsessed with Beverly Hills 90210, Melrose Place and other shows too embarrassing to mention, and I naively believed that life in America would be exactly like the shows. Lucky for me, when I graduated from high school I was awarded the Queen Ingrid Scholarship which kick [View Full Entry]

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Welcome to Scubapalooza! Here, I'll keep you updated on my trip to Maui, Australia and Fiji. Mostly, it will be entries and pix from diving, but I expect Tasmania to be worth mentioning and Sydney is one of my favorite cities. So, stay tuned for more. The experience begins May 10th! Itinerary: May 10-15 -- Maui May 17-20 -- Great Barrier Reef & Cairns, Australia May 21-22 -- Hobart, Tasmania May 23-28 -- Fiji May 29-June 1 -- Sydney, Australia [View Full Entry]

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Boston, Massachusetts The impending deadline for our car's return hanging over us like something odiferous encroaching perilously on the corners of our conciousness (hah! say that ten times fast!), we made our way south into Boston, leaving in our wake both the quiet and the bustling seaside downs that pepper the New England coastline. Boston had a warm welcome prepared for us....innumerable roadworks on motorway on and off-ramps ensured that we saw more of the city than we intended as we neared our destination. We drove into the city center, braving the towering toll bridge, which [View Full Entry]

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More drinking, a little bit of shopping, running around like a crazed goose at the prospect of heading to Toronto on my own, witnessing one motorcycle accident, one surprisingly short yet still decent concert by a stoned musician (otherwise known as Citizen Cope), and a bunch of goodbyes sums up the last few days in Boston. Packing all of my stuff which was strewn right through the house was a nightmare, and I’m not sure how I ever fit it in the first place...I ended up with a second bag which was kindly donated to me. On my last night I [View Full Entry]

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So I have Yuna Ito's song, "Endless Story" playing in my head and making me feel rather melancholy... Love, love, love... Here are the lyrics to endless story.(English translation follows the Japanese)It's a really good song, it just makes me sad....T_T If you haven’t changed your mind そばにいてほしいよ Tonight 強がることに疲れたの 幼すぎたの Everytime I think about you baby 今なら言える I mis [View Full Entry]

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This entry is dedicated to my good friends Kazukichi and Yoshikun! These guys are my senpai, oniichan, sensei, and ichiban yokata tomodachitachi. (For those of you who don't speak Japanese that means they are my seniors, older brothers, teachers and the best friends) They are always taking case of me, their troublesome imouto. (little sister) If it weren't for them I wouldn't know any Japanese and I wouldn't have gotten the internship in Japan. Yoshi and Kazu are the ones who spent hours helping my write my resume and cover letter to apply to Japanese law firms. Also, I totally owe [View Full Entry]

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So I leave officially 5 weeks from today!! Yesterday I found someone to sublet my apartment for the summer, so now all I have to do is to find someone to take over Megan's room. The visa is also in the works. I emailed work and told them I HAD to have the certificate of eligibility by the 16th/17th at the latest. I got an email back form Keiko, my boss's secretary who said it would be here by then. Horray!!! It has to be or I'm up a creek w/o a paddle. By the way, how cute is the name [View Full Entry]

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CABA NAO MUNDAO...NAO TO ACREDITNDO ATE AGORA... [View Full Entry]

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