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- Hikari Shinwa – Parutena No Kagami Review
- August 5th, 2009
- My first Family Computer Disk System game review, Yay! Actually when you think about it. It’s my first review of any family computer game. So lets get this game started. The game evolves around Pit, an angel warrior who must battle his way through various stages and fortresses to fight » Continue Reading
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- The Wendy’s in Ikebukuro
- June 30th, 2009
- Hello everyone out there in blog world, it is me again with an update on the food scene. Recently I was in Ikebukuro for training and my friend suggested we go to Wendy’s for dinner. Now, for the record, I absolutely hated Wendy’s back in America. The food was just ok, » Continue Reading
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- How to Get Married Quickly and Inexpensively
- June 28th, 2009
- Tying the knot, getting hitched, and joining in an everlasting union of Holy Matrimony. Whether you see it as an attachment of the old ball and chain or the single greatest moment in your relationship, sooner or later, most of us will get married. I personally never thought I would ever » Continue Reading
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- The KFC in Kumagaya
- June 3rd, 2009
- I moved to Japan almost a year ago. When I arrived here, I immediately had to switch up my daily cuisine from the one which I was so accustomed to back in America. I like Japanese food, but I still have a soft spot in my heart for American food. It » Continue Reading
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- Pizza Hut in Kumagaya
- May 21st, 2009
- I love pizza. I always have and probably always will. When I moved to Japan, I was pleasantly surprised by the quality and delicious nature of the pizza found in Japan’s Italian restaurants. Before long, I was converted, and convinced that Japanese pizza may in fact be better than my old » Continue Reading
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- Yokosuka; an American Japan
- April 16th, 2009
- photo credit: Matt Watts Just outside of Yokosuka-chuo Station in downtown Yokosuka, gathered in a pack around Marion’s Crepe shop late in the afternoon, you’ll see one of the city’s predominant features: Americans. Just away from the city center on Route 16 the street is lined with several Irish bars and » Continue Reading
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- The Times of A Black Girl with Social Anxiety Living In Rural Japan #2
- April 14th, 2009
- Today, I went to the drugstore in my small town. It seems like a simple trip for most people. You know, get your stuff, pay the money, and walk the out. Well in my case, I stick out like a sore thumb in my small rural town that I have a love/hate relationship with. I » Continue Reading
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- The Times of a Black Girl with Social Anxiety Living in Japan #1
- April 6th, 2009
- So the title pretty much explains everything and just about next to nothing about what I want to put in this blog. My life is a bit more complicated than the title itself, but I don’t intend on putting all my business in this blog. (Now you know that the expat community is too small » Continue Reading
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