Monthly Archives: December 2012

Weekly Photo Challenge – 2012 in Pictures

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Jersey Joshii

This gallery contains 9 photos.

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Seven Days of Subsistence in Japan

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Jersey Joshii

My husband came to Japan for Christmas week and we had some delicious eats. Vacation for us is walking 10 miles a day between meals and we did just that. Yokohama Pat’s first meal was my cooking, grilled beef with cabbage … Continue reading →

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Asakusa Prepares for the New Year

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Jersey Joshii

I can’t wait to share this past week with you but just a quick shot of the New Year’s hype at Asakusa.

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Birds on a Wire

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Jersey Joshii

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Cozy Christmas in Japan

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Jersey Joshii

I am leaving now to go pick up my husband at Narita airport and couldn’t be more excited. We have a ryokan booked in Kyoto for a couple of nights, a night at the Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo overlooking the … Continue reading →

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10 weeks left

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Jersey Joshii

I was just informed of a new date for departure – 1 March 2013 – back to the US. Time to restrategize my country-hopping plan for the next 10 weeks. Ideas? I was thinking Taiwan might not be too far … Continue reading →

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I Killed My Roommate

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Jersey Joshii

Apparently, Japanese bugs are discrete as well. I didn’t know this scary guy was taking up space with me until yesterday. Luckily, he’s gone before my husband comes to visit.

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Very Inspiring Blogger Award

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Jersey Joshii

Thank you to Petroleum Wife for the nomination of the Very Inspiring Blogger Award! What a lovely surprise! I started blogging in October (backdated a few posts for the record) and there’s something very cathartic and collaborative about blogging on my … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Delicate

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Jersey Joshii

Titled “Paths are Created When we Walk Them.” Calligraphic art is delicate. This was shown in the Queen’s Landing Mall gallery during a showing of What is Life. The header photo is called “Let’s Hold Hands and Walk Together”.

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Bangkok – Wat Arun from a Boat

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Jersey Joshii

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