When organizing our trip to Japan, there were three things I told my friend Emiko that I wanted to do: See the cherry blossoms. This was the main reason I was going at this time (end of March-April) so this was an automatic MUST. I really, really, really wanted to…
Continuing on with #ErinDoesJapan, I should talk about something that is a huge part of the Japanese culture: cherry blossoms, or sakura as they are known in Japan. I probably should have added this to my Japanese Stereotypes post, but the Japanese are OBSESSED with cherry blossoms! I mean, they have countdowns…
In April I had the chance to visit Japan for my very first time. I am not going to lie, I was a bit hesitant at first because I had heard mixed reviews about Japan, but have always wanted to see the cherry blossoms. I check to see when they…
I have taken a recent hiatus from posting as I was traveling throughout Japan, and more recently Cambodia. I was very lucky to travel throughout Japan with my great friend, Emiko, but I traveled to Cambodia by myself. Granted I was joining my inspiring aunt a few days later, for half…
Exactly three years ago, I made my first (and unfortunately only at this time) trip over to Africa. Now, it may have only been to Morocco, but it was still an African country even with the heavy European influence. A friend I met whilst working in France and I decided to…
I have been thinking a lot about France and Paris recently. I have no idea why I fell in love with the city so much, but there are two places that make my heart flutter – Chicago (which to me means home!) and Paris. *le sigh?* For my Monday Memories –…
Over Chinese New Year, my two of my really good friends from back home in the US came to visit me in Hong Kong. We decided to do an excursion to the Philippines for a few days, and we settled on Boracay on the suggestions of quite a few…
During my brief hiatus from blogging these past two weeks, my best friends from home came to visit me here in Hong Kong! It was so much fun being able to show them a bit of my life here, halfway across the world, and it was also fun to be a…
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