Tagged With: japan
Whither This Blog?
I’m not sure what I want to do with this blog. I haven’t mentioned it here yet, but I got the job in Japan that I was applying for. Ever since August, I’ve been keeping notes elsewhere about the process of applying, planning, etc. Their primary home was on Google+, to a limited circle of … Continue reading
To Do In Japan
Things I want to do over the course of a year if I get the job in Japan: Go see a baseball game, Japanese-style Get the United Mileage Plus Club Visa to add to my existing 25,000 miles with United, plus it has no fees for foreign transactions, making it possibly worth the one-time $375 … Continue reading
Please Help the Animals Near the Fukushima Plant
A Japanese friend of mine wrote to me with horrifying news about the pets and animals in the exclusion zone around the Fukushima nuclear plant. As you may know, people were forced to evacuate immediately, without being able to make plans for their pets. Although there have been a few stories of rescued animals, like … Continue reading
Internship Award
Got a letter today from the Gallaudet Career Center. It seems that in addition to today’s induction into the Phi Alpha Pi Honor Society (Gallaudet’s own little Phi Beta Kappa), I’m being inducted into the Career Center’s Internship Hall of Fame! It recognized interns who exceeded all expectations during their work. Last year only three … Continue reading
A Deaf Woman’s Experience of the Tohoku Earthquake
Normally H3 videos are not transcribed – they are news for deaf people. But I thought it was important to share the experience of a Deaf person and what she went through during the Tohoku earthquake. This reinforces why it is important to continue to improve services for deaf people in Japan. If you want … Continue reading
Sakura House Choices
Following up on my earlier post about housing for foreigners in Tokyo, I’ve been looking at where I could move if I were to go there. My friend Merritt, the current JASS teacher, had a terrible experience with Sakura House, but it honestly does seem to be the easiest place to get into and get … Continue reading
Own Your Words, Dumbasses
This image (and this link) collects a lot of the stupid bullshit people are saying about the Sendai earthquake being payback for Pearl Harbor. But that image isn’t accessible to people with visual disabilities, and is out of date. Courtesy OpenBook, here are the last eight hours of such bullshit comments. Fortunately, most results are … Continue reading
My Friends in Japan
I heard about the terrible quake that hit Japan when I woke up and found my wife had left the TV on when she left for work. That’s highly unusual, so I watched it, and saw the news. I immediately started trying to reach my friends in Japan. I didn’t know anybody as far north … Continue reading
Japan and Tattoos
Didn’t get any tattoos there, or you would have heard about it by now. They’re actually really taboo over there. I was unable to visit any onsen (hot springs) or water parks or anything. Everything strictly forbade tattooed people, because of the association with yakuza. I’m American, female, and have cutesy tattoos – totally not … Continue reading