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Finding Kendra

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

What I've Learned After 6 Months in Zambia

The one where I wax on for too long about the six biggest lessons that I've learned in the exactly six months that I've been living in Zambi

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.

Video Diary: My First Day Teaching in Japan

The one where I show you my video diary from my very first day teaching English at a rural Jr. high in Japan and my excitement from it!

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...

The Spirit of Omotenashi (お持て成し)

There are a million and one things I love about Japan--I could go on forever about the convenience stores and the food and the festivals...

6 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Coming to Japan

Ever do something and realize your expectations were so completely different from the truth they weren’t even in the same orbit? Yeah,...

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.

Thoughts on Leaving Japan and How I Hate Change

This is the official Everywhere To Be Found announcement that I’ll be leaving Japan and moving back to California sometime in early April...

What You Should Know Before Moving to Japan

Now that I’ve put out there the things you should and should not bring to Japan, my personal to-do list before moving to Japan, and most...

6 Things to Do Before Moving to Japan

The one where I get excited all over again about living in Japan and give you a few things to do to make time go faster until your move!

Japanese School Life--Sports Day

Summer break is over, the homework is turned in and 2nd term has started. You know what this means? You got it! Sports Day! The late...

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...

Surviving Typhoons in Japan

The one where I share everything I've learned about typhoon preparedness and survival because I'd never experienced them before.

An ALT Packing for Japan: Regrets and...Regrets

The one in which I tell you what I did right when I packed for a year in Japan,what I did wrong, and what I would do now that I know better.

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