Category Archives: Culture

Busy day tomorrow…

Posted on September 14, 2007 by Paul

So tomorrow I’ll be going to Rochester with Mark to go shopping. That’ll only be for like 3 hours, then back home and drop him off. Then Katherine is going to come pick me up, and pick Mark up again, … Continue reading →

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At School

Posted on June 27, 2007 by Paul

So I’m at school during lunch break, updating my blog because of a funny story.  At least it’s humorous to me.  Background: Chihiro, Ayana, and two other girls did an English project, and picked Paparazzi rights as their topic.  And … Continue reading →

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New Taste Sensation

Posted on June 12, 2007 by Paul

What are you looking at? ‘Pepsi Ice Cucumber’, a Japan-only flavor. Believe it or not, Japanese are not so different from Americans. This turns them off as much as it does you probably. No one in my class could actually … Continue reading →

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Late Night Thoughts

Posted on June 1, 2007 by Paul

Well, it’s 2:30 AM now…thought I’d do a blog update.  You know, since that’s what normal people do.  And amazingly, I wonder why I’m tired all the time.  Of course…if tomorrow wasn’t Saturday, I’d be asleep by 12:00. So what’s … Continue reading →

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Back!

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Paul

I hope everyone enjoyed Easter…it was completely skipped over in Japan.  No one mentioned it, no decorations, sad.  In fact if a bunch of family members wouldn’t have emailed me about it, I wouldn’t have known it was Sunday.  Oops.  … Continue reading →

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Clubs

Posted on April 5, 2007 by Paul

Ok, today I’m going to talk about after school activities, or clubs.  I am in the English Speaking Society, like I mentioned before, mainly because that was the group that gave me a tour around the school and it looked … Continue reading →

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Bedtime

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Paul

I just wanted to comment on this random part of my life in Japan. Here in Japan, or more specifically, at the Toyookasan’s house, it has changed a lot.  In America, I usually went to bed by 10 because I … Continue reading →

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