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Monks, not everyone loves ’em!
Oh, Shinkasen! How I love your comfy, plush, wide seats and your smoke-free cars. All is forgiven from the last trip if not forgotten. Maybe I will forget in the spirit of the New Year, which apparently is quite the rage. Let go of the grudge and ring some temple bells, 108 times in all! […]
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Bullet train…cough, cough!
J is here! Christmas was awesome with lots of cool, albeit grown-up (no toys!), gifts. Then it was back to work for three days, which we managed rather well although it would have been nice if the leave schedule wasn’t so rigid. J slept in two of the three days. Then he came to Yokosuka, […]
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Have a Holly Jolly Christmas!
Merry Christmas! I love how just a few beautiful lights and familiar songs can cause a pleasant warmth of happiness. My toasty beverage- hello non-fat latte!- also helps, but overall I’m just so happy it’s Christmas. I have my apartment slightly Christmas’d out. Some lights around the windows and a little, 8 inch Japanese conifer. […]
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Wait, what does San Diego mean in Spanish?
I found out 2 days ago that I was selected for an Otolaryngology residency slot in San Diego- hooray! The results from the GME Selection Board were released at noon, EST on 12/12. I was really hoping that everything would work out. Taking my current assignment was something I really wanted, but was slightly risky […]
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Cookies in a Wok!
Every party that J and I had usually had a Mexican fiesta theme. It’s just so easy to make Mexican food in bulk and it was so tasty. Fajitas were popular, although my favorite was when I made fish tacos on one of my birthdays. Dee-licious! I think it was Emeril’s crème fraiche that took […]
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I can’t read Kanji!
All the buttons on my blog page are in Kanji and Hiragana. Awesome! I’m trying to figure out which one I’ll need to press to post this at all. Fingers crossed! So, yay! I’m back in Japan! The Kitty Hawk came back a few days early after the Chinese government said, “X-nay on the isit-vay” […]
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Now it’s tomorrow!
I crossed the International Date Line for the first time today/yesterday. I am still a little hazy on how it works, but I can definitely that if you look out of your window you will not see a dashed line streaking across the sky demarcating the different dates. But I did see the line on […]
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Mile high!
I am in Denver visiting my friend M. K came out from NYC and the three of us have had so much fun. Friday night, I came in late because a 3 year old threw a tantrum like all get out because he didn’t want to sit in anyone’s lap. I don’t really blame him; […]
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Graduation!
Boat school is over! Today was graduation with a certificate attesting that I earned 66 CME credits. Yay! This is something that I didn’t care about at all until very recently, when I learned that CME is how you keep your state license. Prior to that, I thought it was something I would only have […]
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San Diego Favorites
I’m not much of a “best ever!” person, but I definitely can be coaxed into making a favorites list. I have had a great time in San Diego, which will soon be over. So, from both this visit and previous ones… Point Loma Seafood My younger younger brother showed me this one. Unfortunately when we […]
Portmanteau Suitcase
Travel * Trip Planning * Tiny Thoughts
Portmanteau Suitcase 