In honor of my sister’s 21st birthday and her upcoming departure to Japan, our family threw her a Hawaiian Theme Party in her honor! I made some cute Funfetti Cupcakes with Vanilla frosting tinted a light brown with a teaspoon of cocoa. I added crushed graham crackers to look like sand and added the cocktail […]
Month: September 2013
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What I Wore in Japan
Japan in the summer is hot and humid with chances of rain and typhoons. Here are the outfits I was able to take a photo of to show what I packed (and was able to remix): Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5: Day 7: Day 9: Photos by Nicole S. Since […]
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Japan Day 11: Nagashi Somen and Returning Home
I watched the sunrise on my last day before I decided to get ready, have my luggage packed, and ate some breakfast. My flight was scheduled to depart at 3:30, so I stuck around to have some Nagashi Somen with the rest of the international students. Below are some pictures and videos of us enjoying […]
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Japan Day 10: Nagashi Somen Trial, Nabe, and Baking Cupcakes
Out of all my time in Japan, Day 10 was hands down my favorite day. All the students went off to campus for the day and the resident students had planned to have Nagashi Somen. It was a bit hard to translate, but roughly means “running noodles.” As you can see from my photos, pieces […]
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Japan Day 9: Moon Festival
The morning of Day 9 meant me being left behind again while all the other exchange students woke up early to take their Japanese placement exams. In the meantime, I helped out my sister by taking out the garbage we had accumulated from buying stuff for her room. It felt slightly complicated at first because […]
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Japan Day 8: Errands
I had one goal for Day and that was get some of my money exchanged. Between all the vending machines, train tickets, and major shopping damage in Harajuku, I was running out of Yen! So I went to the bank and attempted to exchange money. At a Japanese bank you have to provide your address […]
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Japan Day 7: Settling into Chuo Dorm Life
Day 7 was all about getting Nicole settled in to her dorm. Our first stop was a department store called Seyu which is basically Wal-Mart with a different name over in Japan. The store had canvas bags with the Wal-Mart Logo and the logos were also on the cash registers. We bought some extra storage […]
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Japan Day 6: Typhoon and Chuo University
What are the odds that the day we checked out of our hotel to move our stuff to Nicole’s Dorm that there would be a typhoon. We stayed in our room in the morning packing up until we were ready to go. My camera was all packed up and I was managing 2 suitcases so […]
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Japan Day 5: Imperial Palace, Harajuku and Roppongi
It was raining Sunday morning which bummed me out because Harajuku was one of our site destinations for the day since the streets become a catwalk for street fashion. We thought nothing could hold us back, not even a little rain, but it was raining pretty hard and we were soaked, specifically my shoes. We […]
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Japan Day 4: Asakusa and a Summer Festival
For Day 4, Nicole and I visited Sensoji Temple in Asakusa. Sensoji Temple is one of the more famous temples in Japan and definitely one of the biggest tourist attractions in Tokyo. It is easy to find souvenirs and experience parts of traditional Japan in the middle of a modern city. We visited most of […]