T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
How in the world is it that we hadn’t been back to Italy a single time since moving away over a year ago? We have no good excuse – Milan (our former home) is a mere three hours away by train. We don’t even have to change (changing trains in Italy might be considered a … Read more
8. The smell of the air – seriously, doesn’t fall smell good? 7. Glühwein has started to show up everywhere (you will be hearing a lot about this stuff in the coming months). 6. Beautiful leaves 5. Break out your fondue pot and raclette grill – it’s open season on melted cheese! 4. Roasted chestnuts … Read more
ビール一杯ください。(If you find yourself in Japan, print the above out and point to it in case of emergency.)Our Japanese friends were kind enough to school us in the proper beer-drinking etiquette in their country while we were there. First of all, please note that the Japanese word for ‘beer’ is ‘beeru’ (pronounced bee-roo). This word … Read more
Then try some of this! And now for a little illustration of what Deeppresso can do for you…
Japan offers endless opportunities for novelty entertainment. We were often entertained at things that weren’t specifically designed to be entertaining, like in women’s hosiery stores and while choosing beverages out of vending machines. But a lot of the entertainment is on-purpose entertainment, too. Here are just a couple of the things we tried: Pachinko. Giant, … Read more
Fellow blogger Ali and I (and our husbands) spent the afternoon checking out Expovina (see here for a little info in English). In case you missed my post about the spring edition of Expovina, here’s a brief overview of the idea: you pay CHF 15 apiece to get into a giant wine expo, where you … Read more
I have so many things I want to say about Japan that I hardly know where to start or how to organize them. We had a phenomenal trip. It was so much fun to be so lost, confused, and out of touch with the world around me. It’s maddening to look at writing and not … Read more
I know, I know – I owe you a whole lot of Japan posts and pictures. They’re coming, I promise. Along with 60,000 people (of varying degrees of sanity) around the globe, I am attempting to write a 50,000-word novel during the month of November as part of National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo for … Read more
We’re back from Japan! Check out the results of our Japanese makeovers: OK, we actually came back looking about the same as we did when we left (except for approximately an extra 5 pounds each). Japan was a blast, although completely exhausting. Can too many temple visits and too much sushi cause a hangover? Anyway, … Read more
As of today, my new favorite band is Bump of Chicken. My love of this group is 100% based on its name alone.Coming in a close second is Japanese Rap Sta.Ever wonder what black sounds like?