Japan

first homestay

The kids have the mumps so they can't go to school so I've been helping take care of them. They are all sick, yet wild and loud as ever. The good news is my host father doesn't have to go to Niigata until Friday now, but he still works long days at the hospital. I'm starting to get frustrated...

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Kirsten on July 18, 2007 from Maebashi, Japan

from the travel blog: USA Summer Camp 2007

its cold!

I woke up this morning to an empty house, only to find that 6 year old was at the doctor because she has the mumps. She came home and went to sleep and my host mom and I went to the 3 year old's school picnic lunch. He wasnt very active and when we started to eat he wouldnt stop crying so we...

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Kirsten on July 17, 2007 from Maebashi, Japan

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4 days until Nagano

I woke up this morning to sun and humidity and was glad the typhoon was over. I fell back asleep and was woken again by an earthquake. I have never been in an earthquake. It was kind of scary and kind of cool. Luckily we only got one big hit, but west of us had a lot of damage and a few deaths...

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Kirsten on July 16, 2007 from Maebashi, Japan

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First Homestay

Konnichiwa! This is the first time I've been able to access the internet and my other travel blog won't work so I started a new one. I've been in Japan for amost 3 weeks and I love it! Right now I'm in Maebashi, Gunma, about a 2 hour train ride NW from Tokyo station. Japanese culture is very...

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Kirsten on July 14, 2007 from Maebashi, Japan

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Preparacion

Nikkō (日光) [1] is a small town to the north of Tokyo, in Tochigi prefecture. Understand Magnificent enough? A famous Japanese saying proclaims Nikko wo minakereba "kekkō" to iu na. Most tourist literature translates this as "Don't say 'magnificent' until you've seen Nikko", but there's...

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garisti on June 18, 2007 from Nikko, Japan

from the travel blog: Viaje por Asia

Tokyo

* Take a boat ride on the Sumida River from Asakusa. * Enjoy a soak in a local "sento" or public bath. Or one of the onsen theme parks such as LaQua at the Tokyo Dome (Taito) or Oedo Onsen Monogatari in Odaiba. * Go to an amusement park such as Tokyo Disneyland or the more Japanese...

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garisti on June 13, 2007 from Tokyo, Japan

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Second Trip to the USA

Each time my family went back to the USA (usually every four years), my father would take a different route. Although I was only six at the time, I can recall elements of our travels in vivid details. For instance, I recall the fright I felt at discovering the most enormous cockroach I had ever...

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Sparkplug on February 23, 2007 from Nagano, Japan

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Moving to America for good

Although we had only been back in Japan for one year, my brother had stayed back in America to continue his education, but things were not going well. Things were also becoming difficult for my mother in Japan. My father had been more successful than anyone had imagined in reaching Japanese...

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Sparkplug on February 23, 2007 from Nagano, Japan

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