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Tag: half Japanese

EXPAT IN JAPAN | You know you’ve been in Japan too long when…

Posted on January 26, 2017January 30, 2017 by J LeClair

Living in Japan (or really any new culture) has a way of changing you. At first, everything about your environment might… Read more EXPAT IN JAPAN | You know you’ve been in Japan too long when…

I am the FIRST American Junior Vegetable Sommelier (with 99.999999% certainty)

Posted on October 7, 2016October 17, 2016 by J LeClair

It SEEMS like I am the first American to earn the title of Junior Vegetable Sommelier.

Kobe Beef – Eating ’til I burst. Then eating some more!

Posted on August 23, 2016October 17, 2016 by J LeClair

Trying the marbled masterpiece called “Kobe beef.”

Japanese Boy Band Prompts Deep Soul Searching Questions.

Posted on August 9, 2016October 17, 2016 by J LeClair

Last week, I went on a Japanese boy band themed Ferris Wheel. The group was called “Boys and Men.” Apparently… Read more Japanese Boy Band Prompts Deep Soul Searching Questions.

Japan 1 vs. Jessy 0

Posted on July 29, 2016July 29, 2016 by J LeClair

The end of Day 1 in Japan. It took me 4 hours to complete a journey from the airport to… Read more Japan 1 vs. Jessy 0

The Travel Bug Bites (again). Which means… Daily Japan photos coming soon!

Posted on July 26, 2016July 26, 2016 by J LeClair

Yesterday my dad asked me, “How is it living like a nomad?” I think what he meant was – how it is living with an infestation of travel bugs around you.

The Conformist Culture of Japan Cured My Stubbornness

Posted on June 21, 2016June 20, 2016 by J LeClair

Japan – where “no” really means “no” – finally broke my stubbornness. And I am so grateful.

Short, With Brown Hair, & Other Ways I am a Disappointing American

Posted on June 7, 2016June 9, 2016 by J LeClair

6 ways that I don’t quite live up to expectations about Americans.

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