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  • California Daily Life

    Hello from California!

    It’s been a long time, hasn’t it? I’m home, at last. My boxes from storage have been unpacked, suitcases are hidden in the back of the closet, and dusty books have…

  • Japan

    Sayonara, Kyoto!

    Welcome to Tachibana-san’s lovely garden home in Kyoto, Japan! She opened her doors to me when I was just 18 years old, inviting me to stay with her and her cat…

  • Japan

    I Heart Kobe

    I arrived at Kobe’s Sannomiya Station early morning feeling a bit under the weather. The streets were damp, my backpack hung heavily on my back, and the city wasn’t yet awake.…