Ashley Roushom's Posts

  • Japan’s Service Sector ranks the world’s top, but at what price?
    September 15th, 2009By Ashley Roushom
    In July I had an opportunity to make a short trip back to Europe after several years of not traveling anywhere outside Japan. After a long and exhausting flight we arrived at the hotel and the first thing that came to my mind was shower. After I couldn’t find any shampoo » Continue Reading
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  • The modern art of Japanese communication
    August 22nd, 2009By Ashley Roushom
    Embarrassing or not, the very first time I realized that Japan was a real country, was in the later years of  middle school. Prior to that, everything surrounding this tiny region of the world seemed distant to the point that it was unreal. I didn’t know anything “true” about Japan and its culture until the moment my family » Continue Reading
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  • Wedding Headaches
    August 13th, 2009By Ashley Roushom
    As an international couple with relatives spread all around the world, my fiancé and I thought that having a wedding ceremony would be the perfect way to gather our families and spend some special time with them here in Japan. Being complete newcomers to the field (neither of us had » Continue Reading
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