A Day Trip to Kurashiki (August 27, 2016)Today, I took a Shinkansen from Osaka to Okayama. It was not my first time taking a Shinkansen but my last time was a long time ago. It was very fast and it took me only about 90 minutes to get from Shin-Osaka to Okayama. I bought a cheaper… Continue reading A Day Trip to Kurashiki (August 27, 2016)
Category: Updates
The Moving is Done
The movers came and put together the bed today. It is officially. Everything related to the move is done. I unpacked my last box and put everything away.
First Home Leave
It’s Obon Week in Japan, so I went back to San Diego for a week. I flew from ITM to NRT and then took a direct flight from NRT to SAN on JAL. JAL is using a 787 plane between NRT and SAN but the configuration of the business class is an older one. The… Continue reading First Home Leave
My Stuff Has Arrived (August 4, 2016)
Almost seven weeks later, my stuff arrived from New York. I got an email a few days earlier notifying me my stuff were ready to be delivered. Here are a few things I learned: One of my colleagues had to be here with me to communicate with the movers as they didn’t speak English. I… Continue reading My Stuff Has Arrived (August 4, 2016)
First Hair Cut in Japan (July 23, 2016)
I usually get my haircut about every six weeks and it was time for another haircut since I got the last one a week before I left New York. A consultant found me a place in Namba with an English speaking stylist. I checked out their website and it looked like it targeted foreigners. I… Continue reading First Hair Cut in Japan (July 23, 2016)