Cold "milk coffee" from the vending machine at the local train station.

I love these vending machines!

October 7th 2018
We left Matt and Dianne's home on a hot Sunday morning, with unseasonably warm temperatures brought from the tropics by a typhoon passing by. This weekend is the national sports day holiday, and we stopped by the neighborhood elementary school to watch the opening ceremony, before we left for Kyoto. The trip took a total of five hours, door to door. We walked to the train station and took a t ... read more

Asia » Japan » Kyoto » Kyoto

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

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I was a primary teacher in a K-12 alternative school. In 2006, I took a leave for four months, travelling through Central America. I visited schools and studied Spanish along with being a tourist. My class followed my travels through this blog. I have continued to use this blog to keep friends, family and my students connected to my travels, recently in Mexico and now Kenya! 2009 I am now retired and my husband and I hope to do even more traveling! I am volunteering in an after-school program on the Indian reservation where we live and at the local art museu... full info

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