This past Sunday, I ran my first marathon in 11 years! It was the culmination of a pretty awesome training program. I was really happy that I stuck […]
The Amazing Jogasaki Coast
Bliss! Photo by SMS SMS and I decided to go to Jogasaki this weekend. It’s a piece of the coastline on the Izu peninsula, the next peninsula over […]
30 Hours in Kyoto!
Bamboo Forest, Arashiyama Sagoy! I am very impressed with SMS and I! Two weeks ago, my friend Marissa wrote to me to let me know that she and […]
Hakone: Owakudani and Venetian Glass Museum
Framing flowers…brilliant! After our wonderful breakfast, it was time to check-o out-o. No, the “o’s” are not meant to be annoyingly cutesy. Japanese has a lot of foreign […]
Hakone Getaway
SMS and I decided to get out of town in celebration of our 1 year anniversary! Sagoy! It simultaneously feels way longer and way shorter than 1 year. […]
Giant Slides and Japanese Grills!
This weekend was filled with local mini-adventures, really good food and fun times with friends. The weekend started a little early since SMS and I went out to […]
Grilling, Japanese-style
SMS and I are having a great time on our first real weekend home! An added bonus is the extra time to relax since it’s a holiday weekend. […]
Last Weekend!
The weekend was pretty mellow. I recovered from traveling, cleaned up the house and made one field trip up to Yokohama. My friend Adam organized a huge birthday […]
Day 8: Sayonara, *sniff!*
Whah! The vacation was awesome but too short. I love hanging out with Mom and Dad but now it was time for them to go to DC. I […]
Day 7: Kamakura and Tokyo
The good weather was back! Not to be too boring in talking about the weather but it is so much nicer to be a tourist on a sunny […]