My Life To-do List
For those of you who saw my first episode, you’ll know that a great deal of my young life is spent thinking about this life-to-do list I made when I was 14-years old. Well, I actually got to cross off...
View ArticleTsunami
Maybe you caught wind of the tsunami that came through Japan recently. (Yes, I do think that was an embarrassing, vague, weather-related pun). There was an 8.1-magnitude earthquake north of the...
View ArticleMy Pledges: Evaluated
Well, if you remember, I had made some pledges about my time here in Japan. With my departure just days away, I suppose it is time to evaluate myself. I will grow my hair. I haven’t so much as cut a...
View ArticleMy Homecoming
I will be home soon. A relative statement, to be sure, but, when compared with the lives that have come before me and those that will come after, I am already home. I am first going to spend some time...
View ArticleThe Scavenger Hunt: Episode Eight
This week was the premiere of my final episode from here in Japan. It is amazing how fast the time has gone, but, then I suppose that is said a bit too often, and acted upon too rarely. Still, today a...
View ArticleParting Thoughts
Tomorrow is December 16, 2006. There is a ticket that asserts I will be traveling to a place unknown to the Christopher who has lived in Tokyo for the last half year. As thin as paper is, some of it...
View ArticleLasting Memories
Before I could even begin to compress and react to returning to the United States of America, please indulge me. May I mention what already appear to be my lasting memories of Japan and its baby,...
View ArticleJapanese Names
I have an embarrassing admission. It took far too long for several sources to explain to me what is up with Japanese names. Names are one of a handful of cultural issues I readily acknowledged as...
View ArticleTokyo Never Happened: Episode Nine
Things are easier on this side. I realized that when I woke up and, in my persistently active manner, decided I had to go the bank and settle some business. I spent at least a full minute worrying...
View ArticleFinal JYA Episode
The final overall JYA episode, which serves as a review of all the cast trips: Watch all the episodes here.
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....