living in japan
Life After Japan: Starting Over in Seattle
Life after Japan is something I didn’t think about before I moved there almost a decade ago. It never occurred to me…
Abroad in Japan Book Review: Why It Isn’t Written for Tourists
This Abroad in Japan book review comes from someone who spent eight years living and working in Japan. I didn’t expect Chris…
Floating On The Edge of Dreams and Exhaustion
This might be one of my more imaginative titles,b ut the truth about tour guiding is that I don’t get much regular…
Rockstar Life Minus the Money and Fame
A Tour Guide’s Quiet Journey Through Japan It’s easy to romanticize life in Japan — the food, the trains, the neon lights.…
Yes, This Is My Job: Scenic Breaks, Kobe Steaks
Laidback Log: April 12, 2025 There are days when the day in and out wears me down — when every train, tour,…
The Difficult Challenge of Living in Japan as a Foreginer
My Life is More Interesting Than I Thought It Was In my last post, I wrote about my yearly review and what…
Starting My Third Year In Japan
What's it like living in japan for two years.
Back To School
I sat in the passenger side seat as my company rep began driving, it felt uncomfortable to not be in control of…
Settling In
So I had my lovely house that didn’t feel quite like a home yet. In fact, I was sleeping using a black…
Somewhere I Belong
Meeting a Tacoma native so far outside of the pacific northwest gave me hope that I too would find a place of…