Kyoto is something special because you get the best of everything. The city itself is so modern and spectacular with its bustling people...

We got kicked out of our rooms at 8:00AM which was fun 🙂 It makes sense though because the cleaners need to get the rooms ready for the...

This was our last day on the cruise ship with our entire extended family, so I wanted to make it one to remember. Now that I’m heading...

Today was the day of the Nebuta Festival! The Nebuta Festival is a Japanese summer festival where people from all over the country gather...

I have nothing to say except that there was a lot of non-alcoholic bar hopping, dancing, and trivia so I’ll just share with you a very...

Japanese word of the day: Ringo ( りんご) = Apple Today was the first port where we booked a tour because you either had three options: get...

Japanese word of the day: Kiru (きる) = cut A day at sea literally just means that we spend the day traveling on the sea, not stopping at...

Japanese word of the day: Isshoni ( いっしょに ) = together This is the port I was looking most forward to out of the entire trip! I can...

Japanese word of the day: haiyaku (はいやく) = hurry! The ship arrived around 10AM at Ishinomaki, Japan. This town is known for being...

Japanese word of the day: Muzukashii ( むずかしい ) = difficult Last night was the first night of the whole trip that I had trouble sleeping....

Several years ago (about 6 I think), I went with my family to visit Japan for the first time with our close family friends who speak...

Daily Japanese word: Pufferfish = Fugu (フグ) Today was our last day in Toyko 😦 It was nice to start the morning out again with the same...

Daily Japanese word: Peach = Momo ( もも ) We got up bright and early to head over and meet our extended family to go on a tour bus to Mt....

I honestly thought that jet lag was going to be one of my biggest issues for the first few days in Japan but NOPE! I can proudly say that...

Update: I thought I posted this days ago and was confused when I saw this sitting in my drafts folder. Turns out I posted this when I had...

Waking up early is one of my biggest weaknesses. Clearly I am able to do it since I survived 12 years of primary and secondary schooling,...