Just sharing some stories.
A slice of life update. For the last three years, I went to a barbershop owned by a husband and wife, who coincidentally were the parents of one of my 900 students. That’s small-town life for you. They are wonderful people, but they didn’t have a lot of experience cutting non-Japanese hair, which means they [ ]
Been a while. I really meant to write this sooner, but here we are. No past trauma being worked through in this post LOL. Just a slice of life story about my first job hunting experience. Here s a timeline plus my personal review of my performance during the job hunt. January 6thInterview 1: 5/10As I [ ]
Scott Galloway: “It makes me feel like a baller.” Prof G says being generous with his wealth makes him feel good. It feeds his ego a bit and lets him help other people. I get it. I’m not wealthy, nor have I ever been, but I’m working on it. Currently broke af working two gigs. [ ]
I’ve written a bit about my experience navigating what it means to be masculine, aka being a man. I’ve spent a lot of time doing my damnedest not to be “toxically” masculine over the last few years for fear I would turn out “like him.” My friend recommended thinking about some times I experienced some [ ]
“He’s a fool, but an honest fool.” (Gandalf, LOTR). This post is somewhat inspired by the political climate in the US. Like most humans, I’m guilty of being arrogant enough to think that I’m a decent person. I’ll let others decide whether or not that is the case. As mentioned in previous posts I felt [ ]
I meant to write this in January, but here we are, a month into the Gregorian calendar year. However, the lunar new year was last week, and I’m a worldly guy, so I think this is still a reasonable time to write about New Year’s resolutions. It is 2025, but today I want to write [ ]
I enjoy drinking Probably more than I should. LOL Japanese vocab: Izakaya: Japanese pub Nomihodai: all you can drink Occasionally I have a profound realization while drunk, or at least it feels profound in the moment. This time was while I was studying in Nagasaki. I went to an izakaya with my friend and his [ ]
Inspiration for this post: I was watching Vinland Saga S2 Ep. 10. Scene: The prince had a flashback to playing a game with his older brother. As “a smart child” I was always told I was going to university. It was the goal that was given to me before I chose it for myself. I liked [ ]
I d give myself a 6/10 this time. My lack of Japanese is definitely my downfall. In all three interviews thus far I ve been asked, Why did you apply to our city? My answer is, This city is close to Tokyo. I have friends and family in Tokyo. Tokyo is massive, so it shouldn t be surprising [ ]
Just when you thought this would blog would be some lighthearted slice of life stuff. I spent one night in foster care when I was 6 years old. I was staying with my mother and her boyfriend in a city a few hours away from my hometown. My folks had a shared custody agreement. I [ ]