Thanksgiving 2017
Today is Thanksgiving here in the United States, and I thought I’d take a break from my random stories about Asia to do something fitting…
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Missing out on e-sports
In any extended overseas trip there will inevitably be times when things don’t go according to plan, and for me one of those times was…
Japanese and Korean smart phone usage
Many laments have been written over the past few years related to Americans’ unhealthy habits with smart phones. Our society is becoming increasingly addicted to…
Japanese men and shorts
There’s something interesting about Japanese society that I couldn’t help but notice while I was overseas: very few Japanese men wear shorts. Young boys wear…
Visiting the DMZ
On my final full day in Seoul I took a tour of the Korean DMZ that was organized by the USO and a company…
Getting off the gaijin trail
I visited a lot of places in Japan, and all of them are pretty well known and get at least a decent amount of…
Squid Sashimi
I’m a man with a notoriously narrow food palate, but while in Asia I made a concerted effort to try out foods that I’d…
“You’re ruining Asia for yourself!”
Back when I was planning my trip I think I had somewhere in my mind that going to Japan and Korea would be a good…
@japan_irl
While traveling across Japan I stumbled upon a Twitter profile that helped keep me entertained during some of the more mundane moments of my trip.…
Japan or Korea?
I’ve had a few people ask me which country I liked more: Japan or Korea. My answer has been Japan, but I always have to…
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