Have you ever thought of leaving your home because you didn’t like it for some reason? I, too, have longed to go to the faraway lands. My wish came true, but my longing turned toward my homeland. How come it has changed? And so drastically? Every day I wish to return home. But there’s no …
Nozawa Onsen
Before I went to Japan for the third and last time, I thought about making this trip a bit different. So I decided to try WWOOF Japan, kind of an exchange, when you help people in exchange for food and acomodation. I chose three places, but in the end I went only to one of …
Kyoto – ancient beauty hidden everywhere you go
This city stole my heart. There are many reasons, so let’s start. When I first came to Japan, I was surprised to see so many foreigners. The journey was full of pain, literally. Walking in the heat a few kilometers with an 8 kg backpack is uncomfortable. Since the bus transportation scared me a little …
Niigata – a place where vegetables grow in sand
Coming particularly to this city wasn’t my intention. However, fate led me here, to find another home in the other part of the world. My real destination was Nagaoka, two stops by shinkansen. At the beginning of August, fireworks are taking place there, visited by over a million people. My journey started at Ueno station, …
About me
I won’t be making this page too personal. Since I am about to share some of my stories here, I think that will be enough, with no unnecessary details. So who am I? A university student of Asian languages, Japanese and Chinese. How did I get to my major? It was a very spontaneous decision …