by Amarden | Jun 21, 2017 | Adventures of an Expat Writer in Japan
The rainy season has started here, and rain brings extra traffic. I was stuck at a light for a few rotations today and observed a peculiar sight: a gas station attendant squeegee-ing the concrete in the pouring rain. It was a two-pump station covered by a canopy. The...
by Amarden | Jun 15, 2017 | Adventures of an Expat Writer in Japan
Olive Garden came to my hometown when I was about eight years old. I begged my parents for weeks to take me there. My family dressed up for a nice dinner out and happily waited twenty-five minutes for a table along with a dozen other Wisconsonite families overjoyed at...
by Amarden | Jun 9, 2017 | Adventures of an Expat Writer in Japan
Pineapple juice dripped down the skewer and in the dirt of the shrine’s courtyard. I wondered if that was disrespectful. Inconspicuous in the shade of an old gnarly tree, I people-watched. Clustered groups of people chatted while children worked their teeth over...
by Amarden | Jun 5, 2017 | Adventures of an Expat Writer in Japan
While perusing the streets before a neighborhood festival I spotted a pineapple vendor’s tiny booth between two hot food booths. It was 75 and sunny and I was sweating. A slice of skewered pineapple sounded heavenly. I happily forked over 200 yen, expecting...
by Amarden | Jun 2, 2017 | Adventures of an Expat Writer in Japan
My husband’s command gave us a huge welcome basket the day after we arrived in Japan. It was a laundry basket actually, which was the perfect vessel for a family with nothing but suitcases and a ton of laundry. We retreated to our hotel and pawed through,...
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