My part-time job, while exciting for the first day or so, seems like it won’t be a big part of my summer, since I’ll probably only be needed for special events or to fill in occasionally.  And yes, my right foot is still slightly swollen and aching, and I was told to stay off it until it’s better.  I decided to take that advice since it was ( Read more... )

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My master plan for Thailand is now complete. Rainy days, nervous energy (unease + restlessness), and a recuperating foot are good for something. We’re going to shop and eat our way around Bangkok and explore Ao Nang, Railay Beach, and Ko Phi Phi in southern Thailand.

This evening I’ve been snuggled up on a big polyester chair in the kitchen as I’ ( Read more... )

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I’ve been too caught up in other things to write-I’ve relocated to a tiny room in the Togoshi-koen (戸越公園) area.  Yesterday I had my first full day off since moving, and I went out to explore with someone else staying at the house.  It’s really an old-fashioned Japanese neighborhood complete with a shotengai (shopping street) with a lot of little ( Read more... )

Somehow this entry is coming out really dry, but I’m sure I’ll be happy that I cranked it out. I’m really writing this for myself since one day I’ll appreciate remembering all the shit that happened and all the fantastic fun as well. (Sorry for possibly clogging up your friends’ page…)

In late March, I quit my job and was scrambling to find a new ( Read more... )

has made my mind turn into slush. (I got back to Tokyo Thurs. night.) I am NOT being productive. There are boxes and random asd;lfjk belongings all around me, yet I haven't been able to focus to decide how to pack things after an initial spurt of energy. When I went to the U.S., it took me 5-6 days to get over my jet lag. I don't remember it ( Read more... )

Back in Tokyo, the rain is pouring outside.  I switch into my black sweatpants to make two trips with paper shopping bags of old magazines and GRE prep books, since there’s not much of a chance I’ll actually wake up to do it before 8 am (seeing how it’s past 3 already).  My head is fuzzy {jet lag}; my feet are swollen and aching; and I’m lonely but ( Read more... )

Yale 2014 (or so), Ph.D. in East Asian Languages & Literatures.  Until this fall, selling cupcakes (doing some translation work?), exploring the Togoshi-koen area, burying my nose in books, packing, traveling (stopping at some point in Taipei and definitely ending in New Haven), floating… more later.

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I’ve come full circle-I’m back in Boston revisiting the cold weather, familiar places, and old friends.  In the apartment, some things have changed.  It looks warmer (although it was summer then) and less empty now, and I don’t remember the faucet being shaky or drippy, nor…I don’t know.  Over the past year and a half, my impressions of that summer ( Read more... )