
Finding Kendra
I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list

My "Impossible" List
The place where I compile all of my life's wildest dreams and hope to inspire some of yours, too.

A Day in the Life of a Peace Corps Trainee in Zambia
The one in which I tell you my schedule for PST in my first month in Zambia and hope you realize why I've disappeared and am so super tired.

27 Life Lessons (In 27 Years)
The one where I reflect on my life and list the biggest lessons I've learned from it.

My 2018 Plan: Breaking Out of Limbo
The one where I explain how stuck I felt in 2017 and my plans to move forward again and achieve some goals in 2018!

Reverse Culture Shock is Totally a Thing
The one where I explore the hilarious differences and the pieces of life I miss moving from my life in Japan to my old-new life in the U.S.

How Living Abroad Changes You
The one where I discuss the big changes I've seen in myself since living abroad and why I think they're important.

My 2017 Life and Travel Goals
The one where I review past goals I've made and figure out a plan to move forward in my new life!

After Leaving Japan...What's Next?
It’s been just over two months since I left Japan and moved back to southern California. Two months of eating Mexican food by the bucket...

My Japanese Apartment (5 Ways to Make a House a Home)
My apartment in Japan changed quite a bit over time. As some of you know, when you don’t live in a Leopalace like most English teachers...

Top 8 Things I'll Miss About Japan
The one where I tell my stories and share my overwhelming love of this incredible country I've come to call home and will miss terribly.

Video: How to Turn Dreams into Goals
The one where I awkwardly outline how I turn an idea, thought, or dream into a concrete, attainable goal and show how you can too!

100 Life Goals--Why Having Goals is Important
The one where I explain why having tangible goals is so important and what my goals will be for the next ten years.

How I'm Learning Japanese (+ JLPT)
I’ve now been living in Japan for a year and a half and I have yet to write anything about learning Japanese. Shameful! The truth is, my...

A California Girl's Guide to Surviving the Seasons: Fall and Winter
Here we go! The year is moving fast and it’s time for a new survival guide! Hope it helps and let me know if you have any more questions....

A California Girl's Guide to Surviving Seasons in Japan--Pt.1 (Spring and Summer)
The one where I describe spring and summer in Japan--what to do, how to survive, and the pros and cons of visiting during them.

A Day in the Life of an ALT in Japan
The one in which I break down my day, hour by hour, and tell you exactly what a day in my life as an ALT in rural Japan looks like.

An ALT's Monthly Budget in Japan
The one in which I break down my monthly budget for you as an Interac ALT in rural Japan and tell you why I spend the way I do.

Hard Goodbyes and Homesickness (6 Ways to Beat the Blues)
The one in which I talk about how it feels to leave my wonderful family behind and strategies to get over the inevitable homesickness.


















