Japanese Me

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I’m getting a little better at the bento thing.  Here’s what I’ve been taking to school recently: Roughly clockwise from left: salmon, rice, broccoli, two kinds of pickles, persimmon, garnished with a lettuce leaf. One day when I opened this some of the sixth graders actually clapped.  But others soon chimed in – the bento [...]

I was trying to explain to my mom how the lunch I make every day is quite different from the lunch she made me every day.  I figured a picture was the way to go.  Today’s lunch: Rice, grilled salmon, apples with a rabbit slice (with a boo boo), kinpira.

“The” with a long e. Tomorrow I’ll get my 外国人登録証明書 (gaikokujin tourokushoumeisho) or Certificate of Alien Registration.  It’s an ID card with my photo that I’ll always have with me.  Don’t leave the house without it! What has me most excited is that I’ll finally be able to get a bank account and cell phone.  [...]

Cuteness is culturally accepted in Japan way more than back in the States.  A 30-something woman can have a cartoon character on her bento (i.e. lunch) box and no one thinks anything of it.  I mean, just look at this bag I got from Mister Donut: Awww.  Many things cute are sweetened even more with [...]

While I didn’t complete my first 101 in 1001 it did challenge me to do many things I otherwise may not have tried.  In that spirit here’s a new list to kick off the decade.  If you’re interested my previous 101 in 1001 it can be found here. The Next 101 in 1001 Start date: [...]