LA 2 Tokyo

It was almost 4 years ago when I first came here. I was really excited, but nervous, too. I hate flying, and even the flight from LA to San Francisco is terrible for me. Just thinking about crossing the Pacific Ocean gave me the chills. After my first flight to Japan, I learned just what […]

Everybody’s got different reasons for coming here. My interest in Japan started at a young age. There were lots of Japanese kids at my Elementary school, so I learned the usual bad words…but I didn’t really take an interest in the culture until Junior High.
I went to public school, and in LA, like most other […]

The journey from LA to Tokyo has been pretty interesting. Growing up in LA is a trip, and as anyone else from there knows, you might have had totally different experiences depending what part your from.
There’s a lot of neighborhood pride out there for sure, which gave rise to all those bumperstickers that look like […]