Tag: travel
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Beijing
China travel series LEARNING TO SLOW DOWN IN A CONTROLLED WORLD Overview I spent three nights in Beijing, and in many ways, it felt like an adjustment phase, not just to a new country, but to a completely different system of living. There is structure, control, and order everywhere. And yet, within that, there is…
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A Crescent Over Granada
A Sunset, a Stranger, and the Alchemy of Travel I arrived in Granada by train from Madrid, the soft rumble of the rails still humming in my bones as I checked into my hostel. The usual chorus of “hi, hello, where are you from?” echoed through the shared dorm room as I met my temporary…
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Autumnal landscape that literally brought tears to my eyes
When I made the decision to learn Japanese and come to Japan on a student visa at the age of 38, many people, even the Japanese I met in Japan, asked me, “why?” At that time, my immediate answer was, visiting Japan has always been my dream. Japan is one of the very few countries…
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