First of all, I AM FINE!!!! It wasn't an Emergency Room visit or anything. So lately I have had a sore muscle that has not responded to physical therapy. I saw a physical therapist (PT) here in Japan, and my PT in Washington while I was back in the U.S. this summer. I asked my …
Continue reading Let’s Go to the Hospital: Adventures in Japanese Health Care
This morning Mark and I awoke at 3AM, ready leave at 3:40 to pick up our friend Jamie before driving to Gotemba to meet the rest of the Fuji-san group. The biblical/monsoonal rain from the evening before persisted all night; the forecast predicted that the rain would end around 7AM, a little later than our …
He who climbs Mount Fuji is a wise man; he who climbs twice is a fool. -Japanese proverb Like all self-respecting expats living in Japan, Mark and I decided shortly after our arrival two years ago to climb Mount Fuji at some point. This year an excellent opportunity presented itself: the chance to climb with friends who have done …
Continue reading Preparing for Wisdom: Tomorrow We Climb Mount Fuji
Today I stopped by my favorite grocery store Hiruma right before lunch. I had sandwich fixins' waiting at home, and I decided that my sandwich needed a chips chaser. I noticed this bag of looks-like-Cheetos and decided to give them a go. My crack Japanese reading skills told me that these are made from corn, …
Today I visited a friend with a rarity, a guest parking spot at her house. She warned me in advance that it's pretty tight, but I was confident that I could park our Nissan Cube Benji the Orenji pretty much anywhere. So here's a photo of Benji parked in said spot. See that black railing …
Continue reading You Mean You Wanted to Get *Out* of The Car? Or, Adventures in Parking
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