Day 4 – From Shibuya to Shinjuku

I’m slowly getting more in line with the Japanese sleep schedule, though I feel by the time I do, we’ll be on our way to Thailand. Regardless, I got 1 more hour of sleep this morning, making it to 6am. After a hotel coffee and 7-11 wrap, we decided to make our way over toContinue reading “Day 4 – From Shibuya to Shinjuku”

Day 3 – The Luxurious Lands of Ginza

While still not fully adjusted to JST, we still managed to sleep in until about 5:00am. Though not the most energized I have felt in the morning, we got ready and went down to the lobby of the hotel and grabbed a coffee from a fancy machine they had, which made a really good cappuccino.Continue reading “Day 3 – The Luxurious Lands of Ginza”

Day 2 – Though the lines are long, we forge on.

The day begins on a sleepless plane ride destined for the other side of the world. While my dad managed to go through 3 movies, 3 hours of music, a couple of hours of reading, 3 meals and have time to spare, I decided to study some more Kanji along with some music and YouTubeContinue reading “Day 2 – Though the lines are long, we forge on.”

Day 1 – A Long Awaited Flight

Introduction Back in 2019, when I was in college, I briefly studied abroad in Japan as an exchange student at Ritsumeikan University in Kyoto. I had an amazing time, learned a lot, and made many memories during my time there. While in Japan, I kept an email blog of my day to day activities toContinue reading “Day 1 – A Long Awaited Flight”