

Golden Week: Relaxing
Thursday 3rd May Slept in till 9:30am today, and then woke up and had some udon for breakfast before cycling downtown to some clothes...


Chill day @ Tatebayashi
Had a super chill day out in Tatebayashi today, another city in Gunma. Woke up at 9:00am and went to pick up some other ALT friends at...


Spontaneous Trip to Kamikōchi!
We set off from my place at around 12:30am. Since I wasn't driving today I just slept in the car. Arrived at Sawando parking lot at...


Last Snowboarding Run of this Season
Snowboarding day today! I had always wanted to go on a weekday to see the difference between crowds. Woke up at 6:30am, got everything...


Tokyo Thursday - 花見!
Took annual leave for today since I needed to use some (I’ve hardly used any so if I don't use some they’ll go to waste!), and went to...


Snowboarding Revival!
THE FATED DAY HAS COME AT LAST! Finally I can go snowboarding again!!! We decided to go to a ski field up in Minakami (called Hōdaigi),...


Long Weekend Hakuba Trip!
Saturday 10th February Breakfast was served at the lodge at 8:00am, so we woke up at 7:30 ish to get ready. There was a selection of...


Madarao Snowboarding Trip!
What a great ski trip this was! Went with a group of friends to Madarao Ski Resort in Nagano prefecture (although it was on the edge of...


Thursday - Saitama Day Trip!
Mini day trip to Saitama today to visit another NZ JET friend! Woke up at 7:00am, had udon for breakfast, and then set off a bit early...


Takasaki Autumn Tour
Another public holiday today! Today my mum and I were going on the autumn tour held by the same volunteer tour group that had taken us...