After so long—YIKES, my birthday was over 2 months ago!—I’m finally getting back to posting. Following the last entry, I gave a short talk at Tokyo Pecha Kucha Night about my thesis work and current research, but unfortunately the preparation for this interrupted my flow. Afterward I was completely confused about what direction to go [...]
I’ve always heard people talk about the cherry blossom craze in Japan, but didn’t really understand what the big deal was until experiencing it firsthand. Aside from the fun outdoor drinking parties all week (hanami), the blossoms are arrestingly beautiful. And the fact that they are here and gone within a two-week period encourages one [...]
There’s not a lot to write about the inauguration that adds much to the discourse, but this post needs an introduction, so here goes… As people keep saying, we’ll forever remember where we were on the historic day, so let me paint an awesome picture for you: me, in my bed, kept warm by an [...]
