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Point Cards and Stamp Cards in Japan

I am at Fujiya, our local cake place, choosing which cake to eat for dessert tonight. I make my choice and take out the money for this purchase. The lady pauses for a moment before she rings up my order. She seemed to be waiting for something. And then, “Do you have your point card?” Oh! Whoops! With an embarrassed laugh, I whip it out … Continue reading Point Cards and Stamp Cards in Japan

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Coursera, EdX, and MOOCs

The problem when you live in Japan is that everything is in Japanese, especially for those of us who live in areas that are not as connected globally. You do have to rely on the local language most of the time–so if you choose to take classes, most of it will be in Japanese. Enter online learning. I’m surprised I haven’t written anything about this … Continue reading Coursera, EdX, and MOOCs

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KonMari-ing My Life

This weekend, I cleaned out my closet and took the unnecessary clothes and things I had to the “recycle” shop. These are the second-hand shops that are surprisingly quite popular among Japanese people. Between my husband and I, we had bags and bags of clothing to get rid of. We took them to shop hoping to sell as much as we could. Usually, after we … Continue reading KonMari-ing My Life

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My Addiction to iPhones

This is going to be a very cringe-y first-world type of post, but I am hoping to come away from writing this with some kind of lesson in money management or life in general. Last month, I dropped my phone in the toilet–after I had just peed. I quickly grabbed it out of the toilet bowl, dried it off with some paper towels, and wiped … Continue reading My Addiction to iPhones

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