Celebrating Oshougatsu (お正月), The Japanese New Year Popping bottles of champagne, sharing a kiss with your sweetheart, and counting down the ball drop into the new year…there are so many fun traditions that come with New Years. It’s a little different in Japan.
Author: Maika
A Look Forward: 12 Months Of Challenge And Grind
Please Explain: This is no, “bla bla this year will be different, here’s my important life-changing New Year’s resolutions,” post.
A Look Back: 12 Months Of Training And Integration
This year, I have spent more than 48,000 Yen (that’s about $410 USD) on coffee. This number doesn’t include the coffee that others have bought for me, or the coffee that i’ve had with a meal. I drink a lot of coffee.
What Happens When the Extraordinary Becomes Ordinary?
I arrive at work early in the morning. One of the strongest guys I know is already there, climbing a rope using only his hands.
3 Reasons To Do Things You’re Told Not To Do
“Don’t do a handstand on that ledge.” “Don’t apply to Stanford, you’ll never get in.” “Don’t leave school to join the circus.” But, you do it anyways.
When It Rains, It Pours
‘Twas an hour before the second show, when all through circus tent, Not an artist was stirring, not even a ferret.