Bright Life! Bright Life!
Coronavirus and the more recently used COVID-19 are probably one of the most spoken and typed words in the world right now, and as a result, I’m sure almost everyone will know the facts. In brief, it’s a virus with respiratory symptoms, originating in Wuhan, China and spreading out across the world. Vulnerable people are [...]
The southernmost area of Kyushu's Kumamoto prefecture is full of history, nature, and culture. The history and culture pool of this area can be difficult to dive into, especially if you don’t live in the Kuma area or speak Japanese. Luckily for you guys, I do! Well… live there at least, and I’m happy to [...]
Kifune Castle was completed and crowned weirdest experience of my Beppu trip; so next up is my scariest, Beppu Ropeway. Just like the castle, you can see the ropeway from many places within the city and, unlike the castle, it’s very very high. Going to the ropeway was a last minute decision, made while eating [...]
The boisterous and bonkers Beppu called me back again and, like a sailor drawn by my siren`s watery call, I obliged. My first trip to the onsen city left me a little bit breathless, very much inspired and desperately searching for the right adjective; eventually arriving at `saturated` due to its applied polysemy. My second [...]
This time last year I was well into my first year on the JET Programme and coming to terms with my decision to recontract for another year. In December 2019 it was that time again to ask, was another year living in the Japanese countryside ‘to be or not to be?’ Last time I wrote [...]
When you visit Kyoto city, Japan’s old capital, you won’t be short of things to see, especially when it comes to temples. You have Higashi Honganji, Nanzenji, Kiyomizu-dera to name a few, and the list of shrines is just as long. One temple that’s worth a visit, especially in Spring or Autumn, is Toji Temple [...]
My Japanese primary schools have been holding club activities every other week, starting from October. The clubs run only in the Autumn months and are one of my favourite activities of the school year. They're like a mini-game versions of the clubs that the kids will be able to join when they graduate into high [...]
As mentioned in my previous post my visit to HK took place in October. At this time the unrest taking place was a different level than the unrest that is occurring now. The violence has now moved into the Polytechnic University, in response to the death of a 22 year-old-student. I read about what happened [...]
I did it, I finally got to visit Hong Kong! Granted it was a short one, only one weekend from 12th-14th October, but it was a weekend packed with culture and new experiences. One of my big location goals was the Kowloon region. Anyone who read about my visit to the soon-to-be-closing Anata no Warehouse arcade [...]
2nd October 2019, nearly two months since my dad passed away and just over a month since I returned to Japan, I had a weird start to the day. I woke up not long after 5am from a pretty horrific nightmare. I’ve been blessed/ cursed with extremely vivid dreams since I could remember. They're often [...]