Category Archives: Life in Japan

Vi in Japan: Kimono and Night Views of Tokyo Skyline

Posted on December 18, 2019 by

This is the 5th post in my 21-blogs-before-2019-ends-challenge! As previously mentioned in this post, my best friend Vi visited me in Japan this past November. I, of course, took some time off to show her around. I prepared an itinerary … Continue reading →

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To the Beach House

Posted on December 8, 2019 by

This is post 4/21 of the 21 day blogging challenge. That’s 21 posts in 21 days. I guess it doesn’t have to be one per day because this is my 4th today! Read part 1 and part 2 of this … Continue reading →

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Dating a Japanese (not) Actor

Posted on December 8, 2019 by

This is post 3/21 of a 21 day blogging challenge. It is a continuation of this post, so I suggest you read it first. I was quick to recover from the disappointment of him not being the actor because here … Continue reading →

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Dating a Japanese Actor

Posted on December 8, 2019 by

This is blog 2/21 of the 21 day blogging challenge. In November Vi, my friend from my undergraduate days in JKUAT, came to visit Japan. I took time off from work to show her around. To be honest, I also … Continue reading →

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What It’s Like Working in Tokyo

Posted on December 8, 2019 by

I recently saw something online about a blogging challenge: 21 posts in 21 days. I thought I might try it to inspire me to start blogging again. I can’t promise 21 posts in 21 days, but I will try to … Continue reading →

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Goodbye, Grandma

Posted on November 18, 2019 by

Last year around October, after I graduated from my PhD program, I went home to Kenya for a brief holiday of about two weeks. I visited both my grandmothers, on my mother’s side and on my father’s side, spending a … Continue reading →

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6 Months in Tokyo: Work and School Update

Posted on September 19, 2019 by

In case you haven’t noticed, this blog has been on a hiatus for some months now. It’s not that I had exhausted the limits of my creativity, rather I had a lot on my hands, which I still do. But … Continue reading →

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