japan

  • Cherry Blossom Festival

    Sakura in Bloom The cherry blossom trees are in peak bloom this weekend and D.C. is celebrating with the annual cherry blossom festival. From March 20-April 13, there’s different activities and events throughout the week, and many restaurants and stores have featured cherry blossom themed decorations and limited edition foods. The cherry blossom trees were Read more

  • 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 Read more

  • 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 Read more

  • 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 Read more

  • 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 Read more

  • Homecoming

    ただいま Well, the day has officially arrived. It is time for me to head home. This summer honestly flew by so fast, I feel like I just got here and now it. I’m sad to leave, but I’m honestly really ready to go home. I miss my family, and I just want to have my Read more

  • Top 5 Memories in Japan

    大切な思い出 I leave Japan one week from now, and amidst all the stressful packing and trying to get stuff home, I’m doing a lot of reflecting. I’ll probably go into more depth about all I’ve learned this summer in a later blog post, but I thought it would be fun to count down what were Read more

  • Summer Festivities

    夏の浴衣会! Today we got to partake in a tea ceremony. The Tsuda Fureai Network is like a program, I think, through the school, and they help Tsuda Exchange Students have Memorable moments during their stay in Japan by experiencing Japanese culture.. This time, we got to wear a yukata (Summer Kimono) and experience Japanese summer Read more

  • Wrapping Up, Packing Up

    How Do I get this stuff home?! I sadly leave Japan on July 30th. I really don’t want to go home, because going home means going back to reality. Lol. But I do really miss my family, so although I’m sad to be leaving, I am excited to see everyone and make going to Japan Read more

  • Tokyo Disneyland

    ディズニーの日 We finally went to Disney!  My journey in Japan is starting to wrap up but I can’t leave without of course visiting Tokyo Disney. I went with Sam along with Sienna and her mom.  Tokyo Disney has two parks. Disneyland and Disney Sea. I’m not too sure what the difference is other than the Read more