The end of February is currently sneaking it’s way in, soon March will be here, and then as we all know, it’s April’s turn. It has been the fastest two months I’ve experienced in a long, long time. Actually, this has been the fastest 12 months I’ve experienced. I still can’t believe that we’re coming… Read More Almost a Year
One hot day in August, Caleb and I were talking about the future. *surprise!* It’s something we do quite often, and while our plans are always morphing and changing, two things remain the same: we want to experience as much of the world as possible, and we want to experience it together. We watch a… Read More Real World Travelers
In our last post, I mentioned possible Vlogs in our future. I wrote about it because I wanted to be accountable to someone more than just myself and Caleb. It’s easy to get out of something intimidating and difficult when you haven’t really told anyone about it. But I didn’t want to hide from my… Read More A New Venture: VLOGGING
久しぶり Hisashiburi! That’s long time no see in Japanese, because it’s been quite a while since I’ve written in this space. It’s 2017 already, which means that in less than 90 days (84 to be exact), we will have lived in Japan for one entire year. Things picked up here quite a bit in November,… Read More UPDATE: We’re Still Alive
On October 1st, we celebrated our sixth month anniversary of living in Japan. It’s crazy to think that Japan has already been our home for half a year. I still remember how I felt when we were dropped off at our apartment that first night in April – a mix of excitement and fear because… Read More Six Months
Last weekend, our town celebrated their ancestors with Tōrō Nagashi, which is a part of the annual Obon festival season. Obon is celebrated at different times throughout Japan, depending on the region and the calendar that they choose to go by (lunar or solar). During Tōrō Nagashi, the people of Tamura gathered together to guide… Read More Tōrō Nagashi
Like I said before, our Airbnb rental was one of the most important parts of our trip to Tokyo. When looking for accommodations, we weren’t sure if we wanted to stay in one place for the entire week or if we wanted to move around to different districts within the city. Once we found the… Read More Airbnb Review: SAMURAI ROOM (SHINJUKU, TOKYO)
After a long night/morning of waiting to get into the Tsukiji tuna auction, we were like two ravenous wolves searching for something to eat. Like every other tourist visiting Tokyo, sushi breakfast at Tsukiji was one of the top ten things we wanted to do while in the city. There are at least a hundred sushi… Read More Review: RYU SUSHI, TSUKIJI FISH MARKET
A few days ago I got an email from My Trending Stories about the opportunity to become a contributor on their website. I felt a little bit like a superstar writer, and casually emailed back saying I was interested. I’m really excited about using My Trending Stories as another platform to share our adventures, and… Read More MY TRENDING STORIES
After taking the last train into Tsukiji, we went straight to the reservation office to see if there was a line for the tuna auction. At this point, it was only 11:30 on Friday night, and surprisingly there was no line…until about midnight. Caleb and I had walked across the street to rest and wait… Read More Tokyo Day 8: TUNA AUCTION AT TSUKIJI FISH MARKET
We Are The Andersons 