We finally made it to a more reliable internet connection tonight. Here we are in Matsuyama on Shikoku Island at the Matsuyama Shinsenen Youth Hostel. It was a Shinkansen (Bullet Train) travel day after we got an excellent lesson and lecture from one of our teachers that came to Miyawaki … Read moreSo many things to recall
There’s always a good time for sweet treats. Now it is lunchtime at the Shonihari conference (Pediatric Acupuncture). We went to the convenience store to get our bagged lunch for the day. So my sweet treat of the day was this sweet bun filled with aduki bean and whipped creamy yumminess! And … Read moreSweet treats
The perfect way to start the trip. We arrived late and woke early so we could enjoy a relaxed day of sight seeing. We made our way out of the hotel onto the streets of Osaka, which were filled with parked bicycles and this gaggle of students. We took a couple of trains and … Read moreA day of sight seeing
The flight was long but perfectly comfortable as we ended up able to stretch our legs in an exit row. Drifting off here and there as we crossed the Pacific Ocean, we were awoken several times by the shrieks of our little toddler friend in the row next to us. Little guy was having so … Read moreArrival and hoping for a good night’s sleep.
All big journeys come with some amount of stress. So whereas the first trip involved a last minute passport replacement, this one took a little finagling to fix a last name first name switcheroo. All is well and Nancy and I are at our gate in L.A. awaiting our boarding time for our flight to … Read moreOn our way…
The excitement is growing. April 7th is out departure date and Kuwahara-Sensei sent us our (nearly) finalized itinerary. We have some great experiences in store… A few weeks ago, Sensei sent us an email which contained two itinerary options for the trip. In the email he wrote: “[I have] two type of itinerary [options for … Read more2015 Japan Study Trip: The countdown begins…
So this post is now a few days late. It’s very disconcerting to go through such a time warp as flying halfway around the world can do. We have made it safely back to the U.S. and I have just finished a ridiculously long night of sleep. I tried going to bed at the local … Read more2011 A day at Shudo sensei’s office
Today was a day of lugging luggage around from train to train to get us from Osaka to Oita – about 4 hours in all. The train (the Shin Kan Sen) flew through the countryside at upwards of 120 miles/hr, I am told. I believe it too. It was FAST. Oita is in southern Japan … Read more2011 A magical place
Tonight is the last night in Osaka. Tomorrow morning we take a train down to Oita. We’ll be 5 hours on the train before we get there. Getting ready to be all cramped up in my muscles again. It has been a couple of days since I last wrote and we have done much since … Read more2011 The days fly by…
So many things to recall
We finally made it to a more reliable internet connection tonight. Here we are in Matsuyama on Shikoku Island at the Matsuyama Shinsenen Youth Hostel. It was a Shinkansen (Bullet Train) travel day after we got an excellent lesson and lecture from one of our teachers that came to Miyawaki … Read moreSo many things to recall
Sweet treats
There’s always a good time for sweet treats. Now it is lunchtime at the Shonihari conference (Pediatric Acupuncture). We went to the convenience store to get our bagged lunch for the day. So my sweet treat of the day was this sweet bun filled with aduki bean and whipped creamy yumminess! And … Read moreSweet treats
A day of sight seeing
The perfect way to start the trip. We arrived late and woke early so we could enjoy a relaxed day of sight seeing. We made our way out of the hotel onto the streets of Osaka, which were filled with parked bicycles and this gaggle of students. We took a couple of trains and … Read moreA day of sight seeing
Arrival and hoping for a good night’s sleep.
The flight was long but perfectly comfortable as we ended up able to stretch our legs in an exit row. Drifting off here and there as we crossed the Pacific Ocean, we were awoken several times by the shrieks of our little toddler friend in the row next to us. Little guy was having so … Read moreArrival and hoping for a good night’s sleep.
On our way…
All big journeys come with some amount of stress. So whereas the first trip involved a last minute passport replacement, this one took a little finagling to fix a last name first name switcheroo. All is well and Nancy and I are at our gate in L.A. awaiting our boarding time for our flight to … Read moreOn our way…
2015 Japan Study Trip: The countdown begins…
The excitement is growing. April 7th is out departure date and Kuwahara-Sensei sent us our (nearly) finalized itinerary. We have some great experiences in store… A few weeks ago, Sensei sent us an email which contained two itinerary options for the trip. In the email he wrote: “[I have] two type of itinerary [options for … Read more2015 Japan Study Trip: The countdown begins…
Gallery of Miscellaneous photos from end of 2011 trip
2011 A day at Shudo sensei’s office
So this post is now a few days late. It’s very disconcerting to go through such a time warp as flying halfway around the world can do. We have made it safely back to the U.S. and I have just finished a ridiculously long night of sleep. I tried going to bed at the local … Read more2011 A day at Shudo sensei’s office
2011 A magical place
Today was a day of lugging luggage around from train to train to get us from Osaka to Oita – about 4 hours in all. The train (the Shin Kan Sen) flew through the countryside at upwards of 120 miles/hr, I am told. I believe it too. It was FAST. Oita is in southern Japan … Read more2011 A magical place
2011 The days fly by…
Tonight is the last night in Osaka. Tomorrow morning we take a train down to Oita. We’ll be 5 hours on the train before we get there. Getting ready to be all cramped up in my muscles again. It has been a couple of days since I last wrote and we have done much since … Read more2011 The days fly by…