Kendra BMar 31, 20164 min readMy 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...
Kendra BMar 17, 20164 min readInterac Training: Your First Lesson PrepUPDATE 03/18/16: So apparently not all branches do the pre-lesson thing. You lucky ducks don’t have to worry about this! When Interac...
Kendra BMar 11, 20163 min readThe Great East Japan Earthquake--5 Years LaterMarch 11, 2011 may not be a date that means anything to most of you. Maybe it’s a birthday or perhaps an anniversary. A day like any...
Kendra BMar 10, 20165 min read6 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Coming to JapanEver do something and realize your expectations were so completely different from the truth they weren’t even in the same orbit? Yeah,...
Kendra BMar 3, 20165 min readTop 8 Things I'll Miss About JapanThe 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.
Kendra BFeb 29, 20161 min readVideo: How to Turn Dreams into GoalsThe one where I awkwardly outline how I turn an idea, thought, or dream into a concrete, attainable goal and show how you can too!
Kendra BFeb 26, 20163 min readThoughts on Leaving Japan and How I Hate ChangeThis is the official Everywhere To Be Found announcement that I’ll be leaving Japan and moving back to California sometime in early April...
Kendra BFeb 5, 20166 min readWhat You Should Know Before Moving to JapanNow 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...
Kendra BJan 29, 20165 min read6 Things to Do Before Moving to JapanThe 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!
Kendra BNov 18, 20153 min read100 Life Goals--Why Having Goals is ImportantThe one where I explain why having tangible goals is so important and what my goals will be for the next ten years.
Kendra BOct 16, 20154 min readTeaching Public Speaking (Ibaraki Prefecture English Speech Competition)Every year, in Kasama City, Jr. High students from all over Ibaraki come together with their teachers and their ALT’s to present their...
Kendra BOct 8, 20154 min readKairakuen's Plum Blossom Festival (+ Japan's Volunteer Tour Guides)Located in Mito City in Ibaraki Prefecture, Kairakuen (偕楽園) has been designated as one of the three most beautiful parks in Japan. And...
Kendra BOct 1, 20154 min readJapanese School Life--Sports DaySummer 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...
Kendra BSep 25, 20155 min readHow 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...
Kendra BSep 16, 20153 min readStories from China: May I Take Your Picture?Hey all! Being one of two Westerners in a rural Japanese town leads to some staring. They still stare into my shopping basket in the...
Kendra BSep 7, 20155 min readA California Girl's Guide to Surviving the Seasons: Fall and WinterHere 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....
Kendra BJun 19, 20154 min readBored in Japan: What to Do When You're Stuck in the Teacher's RoomIt’s happened. You’re in Japan. You finished all the training. You have all your materials and your ALT Survival Kit is ready for...
Kendra BJun 12, 20155 min readSurviving Typhoons in JapanThe one where I share everything I've learned about typhoon preparedness and survival because I'd never experienced them before.
Kendra BJun 8, 20154 min readDaring the Ryujin Bungee Jump (Tallest in Japan)Okay, here's the story. Few things scare me as much as needles. The very idea of a shot makes me woozy! My mom literally had to pull...
Kendra BJun 5, 20155 min readExperience Hiroshima: Past and PresentThe one where I take a weekend trip to Hiroshima and give you a tour of this beautiful city that was rebuilt from absolute devastation.
