Since Tristan is no longer on a boat, but rather, in Tokyo, we got to hang out and cross off another important item on my list of things that really must be done before leaving: we went to a cat cafe! We were at first led astray by my silly assumption that, of course, if [...]
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Nekorobi
Posted in japan, tagged exploring, i kind of love this place, possibly socializing on 8 July 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ageha & Alice
Posted in japan, tagged being ridiculous, exploring, i kind of love this place, omg amazing, possibly socializing, yum yum yum on 6 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Ageha This weekend I stayed over at Lauren’s, after being politely evicted from my host family’s apartment to make room for their other guests. Friday night after grilled cheese sandwiches (which absolutely merits mention—do you know how long it’s been since I had a grilled cheese sandwich?) and Hairspray, we prepared to go out clubbing [...]
Cake Buffet
Posted in japan, tagged being ridiculous, omg amazing, possibly socializing, yum yum yum on 3 July 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“You know what I really want to do right now?” I said to Will, as we tried to make our evening plans to “hang out” a little more specific. “I want to eat my weight in cake. This is probably not a good idea.” And it wasn’t a good idea. It was THE BEST idea.
The Monkeys Have Their Eyes on Your FACE
Posted in japan, tagged being ridiculous, cute steals my soul and also money, engrish win, exploring, i kind of love this place, omg amazing, outside of tokyo, possibly socializing on 1 July 2009 | 3 Comments »
If your idea of a dream vacation involves having your fingers gnawed off by sacred deer and your eyes scratched out by monkeys, then Miyajima might be the tourist destination for you! Seriously, though. This past weekend, I went with half the CIEE group to Miyajima, an island near Hiroshima (we went to Hiroshima first, [...]
The Lock Up
Posted in japan, tagged being ridiculous, omg amazing, possibly socializing, yum yum yum on 25 May 2009 | 2 Comments »
Here’s the thing: if you ever visit Tokyo, you are going to a themed restaurant. I’ve decided this for you. It is essential. Also, you will love it. As soon as Nondie, Gary, Julia, Erin, and I stepped out of the elevator, into the darkness of the haunted prison-themed Lock Up, a man in prison [...]
Cake Is Wonderful. Vegetables Are Wonderful. Vegetable Cake Is…
Posted in japan, tagged being ridiculous, exploring, i kind of love this place, possibly socializing, yum yum yum on 20 May 2009 | 4 Comments »
The story of my Saturday—like any good story of a Saturday, I’m sure—begins on a Tuesday. Lunchtime Tuesday of last week, despite having sworn to never ever have anything to do with the International Students Club again after being disappointed on one too many occasions by their disorganization and poor communication, I nevertheless found myself [...]
Don Quixote
Posted in japan, tagged clubs, omg amazing, possibly socializing on 18 April 2009 | 1 Comment »
Really quick before I run off to meet Julia for her host mom`s koto concert, I want to post about my incredibly excellent club experience. Thursday evening was my “trial day” for Don Quixote, the circle I found that helps out at a…well, there was a lot of debate over what it would be called [...]
Oh No, Not Nomihodai!
Posted in japan, tagged clubs, possibly socializing on 11 April 2009 | 2 Comments »
Regardless of whether clubs are generally big on drinking or not, the infamous nomihodai—that is, all-you-can-drink—party is pretty much the standard welcome event here in Japan. I went with the SISEC group to a bar in Shinjuku Thursday evening, where, after handing over 1,000 yen (about $10) to the club president, I got enough food [...]
Clubs and Circles
Posted in japan, tagged clubs, possibly socializing on 9 April 2009 | 1 Comment »
Freshman week! Club recruitment! Whoo! Every day, the campus has been swarming with life and all the clubs have been out tabling, carrying around big signs, and approaching people with excessive peppiness. In the center of campus, an area was roped off for club performances. Girls dressed as pirates did perfectly choreographed dance to Pirates [...]
Karaoke! …and School
Posted in japan, tagged exploring, my japanese = FAIL, oh hey school, possibly socializing on 4 April 2009 | 8 Comments »
A couple nights ago, Julia, Nondie, Gary, Ben, Aaron, and I met up in Roppongi to celebrate Julia’s 21st birthday. (A good number of people have had or are having their birthday here, which could be a bit anticlimactic, since 21 doesn’t signify much of anything in Japan, what with coming-of-age [and the drinking age] [...]
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Hey! I’m Dani.
I teach English to undergrads in the birthplace of Confucius—arguably one of the most exciting places in China. (I count myself among those who would argue, but whatever,
I'm still a big fan.)I am passionate about Chinese flatbreads/
pancakes (饼!) of all
shapes and sizes.I am arduously studying Japanese instead of Chinese because I am a bit silly.
I am so, so close to being all caught up with the new Doctor Who, though that is not particularly relevant to this blog.
Currently, I'm posting photos from winter holiday travel, but more life-in-China stuff to come, you bet.
When I write "we" I usually mean me and the BF who blogs over here.
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