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Just when I thought I was a Japan-travel guru

I recently went to Tokyo. Travelling from my rural island via ferry and overnight bus. I really enjoyed myself in Tokyo but th

It’s now officially one year since I plopped off that plane in Tokyo excited about moving to Japan. I have blogged and s

Kanji are characters adopted from Chinese for writing Japanese. Together with Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana make up the Japanes

A few weeks ago I attended a yard sale-style event put on by the boarders at the High School on my island. The aim was to sell

I haven’t watched regular TV at home in months. Most of my TV time is split between video games and Netflix. I am a huge

I spent Golden Week 2018 doing some travelling within Japan. At long last, I have finally visited Hiroshima. I also visited th

Spring is finally here in Japan! the cherry blossoms are blooming, it’s getting warmer (except today! right now its rain

My Christmas/New years gift to myself was a new laptop; the Dell Inspiron 7577 Gaming Laptop. Honestly, I was never a fan of D

Four months into Japan, I had yet to get a haircut. Why? I was originally planning to do it on my own but as the week went buy

Last year when doing my Best of 2016 post I said that it was a good year. Well if 2016 was good, 2017 was even better! The big

It was supposed to be a normal lunch session at my junior high school. I’m not someone who eats a lot of food at once; I

The Jamaican national motto is ‘Out of Many One People‘, based on the population’s multiracial roots. Althou

Ok, I know, my phone is technically a computer, so is my PlayStation 4 but the “computer” I am been living without

It was supposed to be a regular Thursday night futsal session. I’ve never been much of a football/soccer player outside

Rural communities the world over have a distinct charm; the people are usually friendlier, more close-knit and very curious. T

One week in and what a transition! A month ago I was sitting at my desk as a government drone toiling away at increasingly les

I’m sitting here in the darkness tired; the last few weeks have been a blur and almost nothing has happened or felt like

So there I was sitting in the barber chair trimming my mini fro when the phone rings. It’s the Japanese Embassy! I’

I recently paid to have a Genealogy report done on myself through the Registrar General’s Department. For a long time, I

The Annual Japanese Calendar Festival returned in 2017 at a new venue; the Knutsford Court Hotel in Kingston. I attended with

“This song is so socially relevant, people connect to it on first listen. It’s speaking about things that are collectively

Time continues to move quickly! 2016 has come and gone and I would say it was a good year for me. I managed to achieve a lot i

For most of November and the beginning of December, I enjoyed a wonderful 3-week vacation in New York City. A vacation was nee

After many years in the making, my book – The Jamaipanese Story is now published. The book is a condensation of my exper