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I spent a few days over the past few months getting the website set up, but it’s time to launch the blog officially. I’m on my way to Tokyo now to start a new chapter of my life and I plan on making the blog the primary focus of my time while I’m there. This trip was actually the impetus of the blog, partly to document my projects and adventures, and partly a way to stay connected with my friends and family remotely.
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This event was borne out of two separate desires - one, Shiho (my Japanese childhood friend) has been begging for me to host a party at my place for a while now, and two, admittedly, I’ve been feeling pretty homesick lately. I didn’t think I was the homesick type, but when I was picturing living just a normal day without the usual festivities or company on Thanksgiving day, it did honestly make me a bit sad. I’m usually not that into holidays, but Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday. Most holidays have evolved to revolve around buying things (we love capitalism), and while technically Thanksgiving has Black Friday (again, we love capitalism), Thanksgiving itself has been left relatively unsullied and remains just about the food and people. I also like how the foods people associate with Thanksgiving are pretty much universal across the country and are actually delicious (rather than simply perpetuating not-so-tasty historical foods for the sake of tradition), so when November rolls around each year, my cranberry sauce on turkey cravings start increasing like clockwork. This time though, as I walked around Tokyo with zero signs of turkey or general Thanksgiving vibes as expected (in fact, most of Tokyo has already converted straight to Christmas decorations), reality hit me that I might not get my beloved Thanksgiving experience this year, only further contributing to my homesickness. Which is slightly related to a topic I’ve been meaning to write about for a while now actually…
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I spent a few days over the past few months getting the website set up, but it’s time to launch the blog officially. I’m on my way to Tokyo now to start a new chapter of my life and I plan on making the blog the primary focus of my time while I’m there. This trip was actually the impetus of the blog, partly to document my projects and adventures, and partly a way to stay connected with my friends and family remotely.
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This event was borne out of two separate desires - one, Shiho (my Japanese childhood friend) has been begging for me to host a party at my place for a while now, and two, admittedly, I’ve been feeling pretty homesick lately. I didn’t think I was the homesick type, but when I was picturing living just a normal day without the usual festivities or company on Thanksgiving day, it did honestly make me a bit sad. I’m usually not that into holidays, but Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday. Most holidays have evolved to revolve around buying things (we love capitalism), and while technically Thanksgiving has Black Friday (again, we love capitalism), Thanksgiving itself has been left relatively unsullied and remains just about the food and people. I also like how the foods people associate with Thanksgiving are pretty much universal across the country and are actually delicious (rather than simply perpetuating not-so-tasty historical foods for the sake of tradition), so when November rolls around each year, my cranberry sauce on turkey cravings start increasing like clockwork. This time though, as I walked around Tokyo with zero signs of turkey or general Thanksgiving vibes as expected (in fact, most of Tokyo has already converted straight to Christmas decorations), reality hit me that I might not get my beloved Thanksgiving experience this year, only further contributing to my homesickness. Which is slightly related to a topic I’ve been meaning to write about for a while now actually…
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This event was borne out of two separate desires - one, Shiho (my Japanese childhood friend) has been begging for me to host a party at my place for a while now, and two, admittedly, I’ve been feeling pretty homesick lately. I didn’t think I was the homesick type, but when I was picturing living just a normal day without the usual festivities or company on Thanksgiving day, it did honestly make me a bit sad. I’m usually not that into holidays, but Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday. Most holidays have evolved to revolve around buying things (we love capitalism), and while technically Thanksgiving has Black Friday (again, we love capitalism), Thanksgiving itself has been left relatively unsullied and remains just about the food and people. I also like how the foods people associate with Thanksgiving are pretty much universal across the country and are actually delicious (rather than simply perpetuating not-so-tasty historical foods for the sake of tradition), so when November rolls around each year, my cranberry sauce on turkey cravings start increasing like clockwork. This time though, as I walked around Tokyo with zero signs of turkey or general Thanksgiving vibes as expected (in fact, most of Tokyo has already converted straight to Christmas decorations), reality hit me that I might not get my beloved Thanksgiving experience this year, only further contributing to my homesickness. Which is slightly related to a topic I’ve been meaning to write about for a while now actually…
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