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Culture Shock at its Finest: March 2010
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Culture Shock at its Finest. Random Cravings: Microwave Light Butter Popcorn and Nerds Candies. Monday, March 29, 2010. A short jaunt to South Korea. Now that schools are on spring holiday, I can travel too! Sensei is allowed to take time off! For 3 nights and 4 days, I explored Seoul with Kiyomi. We ate, we shopped, we ate, we saw shows, and just to shake things up a bit, we ate some more. You can view my Facebook album, Anyohaseyo. To view my adventures there. Pork Style Korean BBQ. Posted by J. Ro.
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Culture Shock at its Finest: Picture Uploads
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Culture Shock at its Finest. Random Cravings: Microwave Light Butter Popcorn and Nerds Candies. Saturday, May 21, 2011. I am pretty much bad at updating everything except for my Facebook status. So if you haven't found me there, good luck looking here. Sorry, I wish I were dedicated about these kinds of things but they are a bit hit and miss. For springtime pictures, please go here. And for pictures of my AMAZING trip to Cambodia, please go here. There are TWO albums because there are SO MANY PICTURES!
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Culture Shock at its Finest: After the Quake
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Culture Shock at its Finest. Random Cravings: Microwave Light Butter Popcorn and Nerds Candies. Thursday, March 17, 2011. March 18, 8:30pm, Japan Time). You are probably hearing a lot of numbers and statistics thrown around on the news but may not have an idea what they mean in "real terms". This update is thanks in part to my friend, Sonja, and various articles from the Japan Times newspaper. To put things into perspective (μSv/h = micro sieverts/hour):. By the way, WHERE is Shizuoka? March 18, 2011.
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Culture Shock at its Finest: Good News
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Culture Shock at its Finest. Random Cravings: Microwave Light Butter Popcorn and Nerds Candies. Monday, March 21, 2011. Second Harvest Japan Volunteers. I thought I would post some "warm fuzzies" that all this work is not in vain. Power Restored to Nuclear Plant in Fukushima. Source: The Japan Times Online, Electricity restored at reactor No. 2. March 21, 2011. Survivors Found After 9 days. Source: The Japan Times Online, Pair found in rubble in Ishinomaki,. March 21, 2011. March 21, 2011. Subscribe to: ...
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Culture Shock at its Finest: September 2010
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Culture Shock at its Finest. Random Cravings: Microwave Light Butter Popcorn and Nerds Candies. Friday, September 24, 2010. I am trying to stay positive. As a high school student, I can only recall one time when a teacher cried in front of the students due to her own struggle with a chronic illness. I was floored. Then again, I could fully understand everything she said to me and that wouldn't be the case with my students, especially since my English while crying isn't all that clear. By the way, I faile...
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Culture Shock at its Finest: October 2010
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Culture Shock at its Finest. Random Cravings: Microwave Light Butter Popcorn and Nerds Candies. Monday, October 25, 2010. Ugh Ths blog stuff is not going over well, is it? I am going rafting on Saturday (assuming I kick this cold before then) so I should have something to post. I am so stressed at work. I am exhausted. I need more sleep. Posted by J. Ro. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Things that do not exist in Japan. The apt, clever, and often humorous association of words or ideas, or a capacity for it.
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Culture Shock at its Finest: May 2011
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Culture Shock at its Finest. Random Cravings: Microwave Light Butter Popcorn and Nerds Candies. Saturday, May 21, 2011. I am pretty much bad at updating everything except for my Facebook status. So if you haven't found me there, good luck looking here. Sorry, I wish I were dedicated about these kinds of things but they are a bit hit and miss. For springtime pictures, please go here. And for pictures of my AMAZING trip to Cambodia, please go here. There are TWO albums because there are SO MANY PICTURES!
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Culture Shock at its Finest: December 2010
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Culture Shock at its Finest. Random Cravings: Microwave Light Butter Popcorn and Nerds Candies. Friday, December 3, 2010. There is no way there will ever be a White Christmas in Shimizu, but a girl can still dream, ya? Since the weather around here is still early fall-ish, the "Christmas feeling" hasn't sunk in yet. Yes, a few houses have lights up and Christmas carols play in the supermarket, but I just haven't gotten that bounce in my step. Posted by J. Ro. Thursday, December 2, 2010. Magnets, posters,...
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Culture Shock at its Finest: January 2011
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Culture Shock at its Finest. Random Cravings: Microwave Light Butter Popcorn and Nerds Candies. Tuesday, January 25, 2011. Golden Week 2011 Outlook. Yes, Golden Week. In Japan, Golden Week is (usually) a week of consecutive national holidays that provides a golden opportunity for people to travel abroad. This year, the holidays are as follows. April 29th (Fri) - Showa Day. HISTORY LESSON! May 4th (Wed) - Greenery Day. As the name suggests, this day is to take in the joys of nature. Did you read that?
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Culture Shock at its Finest: February 2010
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Culture Shock at its Finest. Random Cravings: Microwave Light Butter Popcorn and Nerds Candies. Saturday, February 27, 2010. Before the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics, my friend Jessie hosted a slumber party! And of course, what would be the appropriate Wii game to play? Sonic vs Mario Olympic Games, of course! Jennifer and Sally playing Table Tennis. Jeff, Ben, and Jennifer getting pretty serious. Yay for a slumber party! Posted by J. Ro. Yay for friends that come to visit! On the riverboat in Yokohama.