Third Year Death Ceremony

Originally published on 23 July 2006. This post is part of a series of “e-mails to home” from my summer abroad living and working in Japan! Time for the much-anticipated Third Year Death Ceremony! Mrs. Koda’s mother came to ride to the ceremony with us. She’s cute and looks just like Mrs. Koda. We got inContinue reading “Third Year Death Ceremony”

Going Away Party

Originally published on 23 July 2006. This post is part of a series of “e-mails to home” from my summer living and working abroad teaching English in Japan! Wow, there’s so much to say about the past 2 days! At work yesterday (after having a week to cool off from the incident with Yuri, it wasn’tContinue reading “Going Away Party”

New Year’s Eve Around the World

It’s our last Festive Friday, and this week it’s all about New Year’s festivities of the world! Where are you spending New Year’s Eve? And with whom? If you’ve visiting one of these countries (or just want to dream of visiting them!), get prepared for their New Year’s traditions! Mexico It’s all about the numbersContinue reading “New Year’s Eve Around the World”