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Kelley in Japan: 2008-02-03
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Wednesday, February 6, 2008. Grand finale, part II. Our multi-course meal lasted over the span of five hours. I was so stuffed. So very stuffed. And yet the food just. Kept. Coming. And indeed, it was amazingly delicious. They brought out more food, delicate slices of sashimi, duck soup with cubes of fat floating in it, lotus root with horseradish filling, beef tongue, green noodles in soy sauce, an enormous. Crab, and other dishes that I can't remember. While the next course was being prepared, and in b...
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Kelley in Japan: 2008-01-06
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008. YAREN, SORAN, SORAN, SORAN, SORAN, SORAN, HAI HAI! Well well, after the overwhelming response my last blog elicited (from both. Of my aunts), how could I not finish writing about my last days in Japan? Considering that, my New Year was kind of.not that exciting. Also, Gackt dressed as a samurai. Also, Ayumi Hamazaki CAN'T SING. Just for the record. I LOVE YOU TOKYO! I saw some fireworks go off in the direction of Tokyo Disneyland. Our American friend, at 6'2", towered over eve...
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Kelley in Japan: 2008-04-06
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Thursday, April 10, 2008. Shirakawago, part I. I think I was more cut out to be a tourist than an exchange student. My favorite day while in Japan was when I went on a field trip to the mountains. But there were also lovely little alleys were wooden shops lined cobblestone streets. The shops sold handmade souvenirs, mochi. We were given an hour to eat lunch and explore. Two of my gaijin friends and found a restaurant by the river, advertised by the sign that said "Coffee and Rest.". Finally the owner got...
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Kelley in Japan: 2008-03-23
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Saturday, March 29, 2008. I don't miss the one classmate I secretly nicknamed "Dwight." He drove me crazy. I remember eating lunch in the room for the exchange students. We had our own system of code-switching between languages. Megan: Would you like some milk? Forrest: No thanks. Gyuu-nyuu. I decided that if all of us Nanzan exchange students started a colony on a deserted island, our children would speak some crazy language that linguists would one day discover to be a hybrid of Japanese and English.
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Kelley in Japan: Shirakawago, part II
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Thursday, April 17, 2008. Shirakawago, part II. After leaving Guyo-Hachiman, our bus went along some very, very windy mountain roads along the sides of a manmade lake. I was very excited to see patches of snow on the ground. A few exchange students also got to try pounding, and we quickly found out that it's not nearly as easy at it looks. That hammer is heavy. Eventually the rice was pounded into smooth, chewy mochi. We enjoyed it with kinoko. A tire swing and souvenir shops kept us entertained afterwar...
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Kelley in Japan: Origami
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Thursday, March 6, 2008. I brought out the origami paper and offered it to them. Shall we give this? I said. Yes, that's what I said. I don't know if it sounded any better in Japanese than it does in English. Anyway they knew what I meant. Origami Boy's eyes lit up. He said. I was happy to have finally scored points with the two boys. But quickly I realized that I had made a fatal mistake. There were three packs of origami paper, and two boys. How nice." I think she was surprised not only to see the ...
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Kelley in Japan: 2007-12-30
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Wednesday, January 2, 2008. So long and thanks for all the fish. I am going home TODAY! I am so ready to go home. So ready. Mom and Dad, I require that a box of brownie mix be on the premises upon my return. My last few days in Tokyo have been interesting, including fish eggs, French maids and little Buddhas wearing red hats. But I don't have time to write about it right now. If you guys leave comments saying you're interested (and I mean someone besides. I am sure that we will meet again. I'm a freelanc...
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Kelley in Japan: The eyelid crease of the beholder
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Thursday, February 28, 2008. The eyelid crease of the beholder. I've always been fascinated by cultural differences in ideals of female beauty. Did you ever stop to notice the eyelid crease above your eye? I am firmly convinced that no matter what a girl may look like, some culture somewhere in some time period would consider her drop-dead gorgeous. I have proof: for one day, I became Japan's Next Top Model. Model for a school project, and if I would do her a favor by volunteering. I thought to myself.
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Kelley in Japan: 2008-02-24
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Thursday, February 28, 2008. The eyelid crease of the beholder. I've always been fascinated by cultural differences in ideals of female beauty. Did you ever stop to notice the eyelid crease above your eye? I am firmly convinced that no matter what a girl may look like, some culture somewhere in some time period would consider her drop-dead gorgeous. I have proof: for one day, I became Japan's Next Top Model. Model for a school project, and if I would do her a favor by volunteering. I thought to myself.
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Kelley in Japan: A successful experiment
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Friday, November 23, 2007. Two American exchange students in Japan attempt to cook Thanksgiving dinner. My friend and fellow American Nicole asked if I wanted to help her make Thanksgiving dinner for her host family. So on Thursday after class we made our way to the supermarket. Finding the ingredients was almost more challenging than cooking the food. In American grocery stores, the salt is usually located next to the pepper, right? Fig 11. Data analysis. This was our modified Thanksgiving dinner menu:.
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