Category: Life

6 Reasons I have trouble Vlogging

Hats off to those who are comfortable in front of the camera vlogging frequently and sharing what is going on in their lives.

Black Lives Matter Hiroshima Peaceful March

I’m a little late with this one. I travelled from my island to attend the Black Lives Matter Hiroshima Peaceful March o

7 unorthodox ways to study Japanese

Hello there! So you want to learn (or practise) Japanese? No matter what level you are it takes a lot of discipline and drive

Climbing Mount Fuji? Here are 7 tips!

Climbing to the top of Mount Fuji is easily one of the highlights of my time living in Japan. I get a lot of questions about t

Japan Scene 10: Doraemon the slave

My Japanese rap album flopped unfortunately but my list of blunders as I learn Japanese gets longer and longer each day. My ma

I’ll Just Dance

The sounds of Su Lee’s – I’ll Just Dance has infected me and I’m loving it. It is giving my classic Ne

Kantanji = Programming x Learning Japanese

I am (slowly) learning Kanji as I continue my Japanese language learning journey. I thought why not combine programming and ka

Internal ramblings related to Coronavirus/COVID-19

This Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has become quite the global disaster affecting every corner of the globe. Diseases affectin

Instructions for a Bad Day

“There will be bad days. Be calm. Loosen your grip, opening each palm slowly now. Let go. Be confident. Know that “

Wretched Winter Weather

Its the middle of February; Valentines Day is gone (not that it mattered) and its less than a month until my birthday. I’

Jerk Chicken for School lunch in Japan

Japanese people are usually not fond of spicy food. Japanese food is generally not the type that will make your taste buds jum

Japan Scene 8: My Japanese rap album?

I didn’t know that I’d one day be an international rap superstar releasing a Japanese rap album. My fandom started

Mount Fuji Hike – Climbing the Highest Mountain in Japan

I have now travelled to more than half of Japan’s 47 prefectures. I don’t really have a goal to visit them all but

10 Years on YouTube

Ten years ago I uploaded my first video to YouTube. Like any YouTuber that has ever YouTubed, it is of course… an embarr

JLPT N4 Books and Preparation – CRUNCH TIME!!!

I am still very much on my journey to learn Japanese – a journey that will never end. A recent success was passing The f

My Skirt, Where Did It Go? – Japanese drama

My Skirt, Where Did It Go? or Ore no Sukato, Doko Itta? is a Japanese drama about a cross-dressing gay teacher who starts work

Rurikoji – Buddhist temple in Yamaguchi

This year the Golden Week in Japan was a 10 day stretch of holidays due to the New emperor ascending to the throne and the cha

Beginner Japanese Kanji and Vocabulary books GIVEAWAY

So you have started studying Japanese? Or maybe you have been studying for a while? or stopping and starting over many years?

Utilities and Rent – Cost of Living in Japan

So you want to move to Japan but have no idea about living expenses or cost of living in Japan? Especially utilities and such.

7 tools I used to pass the JLPT N5

So you want to attempt the Japanese Language proficiency test starting at the N5. Don’t let anyone troll you that its th

I passed the JLPT N5

Six months ago I announced that I failed the N5 level of the Japanese Language proficiency test. I tried to be positive about

Reigniting my Table Tennis flame

I played table tennis it high school, reluctantly at first as I wanted to do track and field but my asthma made me unable to

Driving School and getting my Drivers Licence in Japan

Recently I went to a driving school in Japan to aid me in acquiring my driver’s license here. For most foreigners gettin

Things getting clearer the second time around

A few weeks ago I recognized that it has been one year since I have been living in Japan. I am amazed at how fast the time has