The Insignificant Update

The Insignificant Update

Mar 25, 2002 | Fukuma

This is gonna be a sparse one folks. I’m taking off to Tokyo in a few hours and I didn’t get the chance to write up the update yesterday like I planned because I caught some pesky 24-hour bug that made me feel like general poo-poo, hence expending energy...
Wrapping it up

Wrapping it up

Mar 15, 2002 | Commentary, Culture, Fukuma, Photography

The school year works a little different in Japan. The main difference seems to be in how the breaks are. In the U.S. we get a few really big breaks (Christmas, summer, spring), while in Japan, they get an absolute ton of little breaks. Every time I turn around...
Instant Spring!

Instant Spring!

Mar 15, 2002 | Fukuma

So I’m riding my bike to school in the morning the other day, bundled from the harsh cold in my coat, gloves and scarf. I mean, it was cold! I wasn’t just wearing them to be stylish (and stylish I was!!). Then halfway to school, all of a sudden, the sun...
Random Movie Moment: Star Wars – Episode II

Random Movie Moment: Star Wars – Episode II

Mar 15, 2002 | Fukuma

Okay, if you haven’t downloaded the fourth and final trailer for Episode II yet, what the hell are you doing here reading this!??! Go download it NOW!!! I’ll wait for a sec. Dum-de-do, do-do. Korah Matah, Korah Rahtahmah. Bop-de-do-wop. Okay you’re...
Professional Gaijin

Professional Gaijin

Mar 5, 2002 | Commentary, Fukuma

I’d like to be able to say that I had no warning that the life of a JET would be so hectic, time-consuming and utterly exhausting, but the truth is I did. Former JETs, The Consulate General of Japan in both Portland and Seattle, the roughly 4-billion JET...

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