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A Day in the Life Of...

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October 29th 2006
Here I am, just over two months in. I thought you might be interested in "the day in the life" of me. Well, I have pretty much grown accumstomed to my new world. My typical day follows a pretty routine schedule: 6:00 am: Awoken not by the sound of my alarm, but by the sound of traffic and voices outside. Get out of bed. Sometimes push it to 6:15am, which means eating breakfast at home beco ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more