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Follow along for Nya’s adventures and updates around the world!

Los Angeles 2023 –> Tokyo 2024 –> Washington D.C. 2025

  • Exploring the National Mall

    Little Post-Work Adventure Yesterday, I was so tired after work that I didn’t want to look at anything. I just wanted to go home, get a pizza, get in my pajamas, then go to bed. Today, since I didn’t have much to do, I was able to leave early at about noon, which I won’t…


  • Made it to the Capital

    Next Stop: Washington D.C. Today’s officially the day. We start yet another adventure in Washington D.C. I feel like this day simultaneously took forever to come and came too quickly. I’d only been talking about going for months now, and it’s finally time to go. Leading up to today, packing was a bit of a…


  • Next Adventure

    2025 Travels I can’t believe that 2024 is over. The year honestly felt like a fever dream, and sometimes I find it hard to believe that I actually accomplished all that I did in the past year. Japan was a dream of mine for a long time, and I’m so thankful to have been able…


  • Things I wish I Knew Before Going to Japan

    Some Advice For Travelers I’ve been home for almost two months now. I’m fully adjusted back and on my normal routine of going to work and school. It’s not as exciting as being in Tokyo and I do miss it, but it’s definitely nice to be home. There are so many exciting things happening within…


  • Summer Reflection

    次回まで、日本！ The summer is over. I really can’t believe it. It seems like the time I was in Japan went by fast. It felt like April and May dragged on. The next thing I knew it was June, and once July hit it was like okay, time for you to go home. Although it was…


  • Japan Cost Break Down

    How much Did it cost to live in Japan? I lived in Japan for 4 months for my study abroad term. Now during the time I was here the yen had dropped way weaker than it has historically been, so for me as an American, things were relatively cheap. At one point, the yen fell…