I plan to write a long post on Reverse Culture Shock as well as the things I have been up to since returning to America (for all my international readers)!
Here is a little taste.
Until next time!
-Garrett
Tokyoskyline
Monday, August 27, 2012
More posts coming in the future.
Hey everyone, so I haven't posted at all since I've been back to America and I apologize for that. I've just been so caught up with preparing for my final semester of school that I have neglected this blog quite a bit.
I plan to write a long post on Reverse Culture Shock as well as the things I have been up to since returning to America (for all my international readers)!
Here is a little taste.
Until next time!
-Garrett
I plan to write a long post on Reverse Culture Shock as well as the things I have been up to since returning to America (for all my international readers)!
Here is a little taste.
Until next time!
-Garrett
Saturday, July 28, 2012
4 DAYS! On finals and Aquariums.
Hey guys, so happy to be back writing again. It has been a busy week with finals! I had 4 of them between Thursday/Friday with the two hardest being (of course) on Friday.
Before I get to the tests though, I want to ensure everyone I have not been idle! My wonderful host family came to visit me on Wednesday and took me out to eat sushi, and then to the famous Umitomago Aquarium. Umitomago is a combination of 2 Japanese words meaning "Sea Egg" which is the theme of the aquarium.
I know many of you are hoping for pictures, and I did take a few with my awful softbank prepaid flip phone, but since my Android Smartphone decided to kill itself I wasn't able to take any quality pictures, and for that, I am eternally sorry! :(
While taking these pictures on my cheap phone I named each sea creature I photographed. Looking back I really should have taken photos of the dolphins because they were awesome.
Before I get to the tests though, I want to ensure everyone I have not been idle! My wonderful host family came to visit me on Wednesday and took me out to eat sushi, and then to the famous Umitomago Aquarium. Umitomago is a combination of 2 Japanese words meaning "Sea Egg" which is the theme of the aquarium.
I know many of you are hoping for pictures, and I did take a few with my awful softbank prepaid flip phone, but since my Android Smartphone decided to kill itself I wasn't able to take any quality pictures, and for that, I am eternally sorry! :(
While taking these pictures on my cheap phone I named each sea creature I photographed. Looking back I really should have taken photos of the dolphins because they were awesome.
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| Sir Albert the First |
Monday, July 23, 2012
Dead Phone/Final days approaching
As my time her comes closer and closer to ending, I am going to try to talk more and more about the different ways that this wonderful country has affected me, influenced me, and inspired me.
I was pretty surprised how popular the last post was about how/why I have lost weight here in Japan. I very pleased by the responses I received, so thank you very much for your feedback.
In other news, my beloved American cell phone is really screwed up. I am going to try a last ditch effort to fix it tonight, but the procedure is experimental and I won't get my own hopes up in the event the phone surgery fails and my baby flat lines. So very sad. In potential loving memory of my android LG Revolution (Which are awful phones never buy one), I have taken a commemorative picture via my Japanese cell phone. You may begin the mourning process now if you wish.
So now I must decide what new phone I should get if this phone refuses to fix itself. Any ideas? Post a comment below or comment on Facebook.
In other news I have 4 finals this week, which is a pretty small amount compared to most students here.
Also, last night I met up with several of the other Globalinks students to have a farewell dinner. I had an amazing dish of Tempura, rice, and red miso soup. It was all so delicious, but I was unable to take an quality pictures because my PHONE IS BROKEN.
So back to what I started this post with, most of my future posts will be about how Japan has changed me and so on, so keep coming back and look out for those posts. :D
No song of the day. We will now share many moments of silence for my phone.
I was pretty surprised how popular the last post was about how/why I have lost weight here in Japan. I very pleased by the responses I received, so thank you very much for your feedback.
In other news, my beloved American cell phone is really screwed up. I am going to try a last ditch effort to fix it tonight, but the procedure is experimental and I won't get my own hopes up in the event the phone surgery fails and my baby flat lines. So very sad. In potential loving memory of my android LG Revolution (Which are awful phones never buy one), I have taken a commemorative picture via my Japanese cell phone. You may begin the mourning process now if you wish.
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| It would break 2 weeks before I return to the U.S...So useless |
In other news I have 4 finals this week, which is a pretty small amount compared to most students here.
Also, last night I met up with several of the other Globalinks students to have a farewell dinner. I had an amazing dish of Tempura, rice, and red miso soup. It was all so delicious, but I was unable to take an quality pictures because my PHONE IS BROKEN.
So back to what I started this post with, most of my future posts will be about how Japan has changed me and so on, so keep coming back and look out for those posts. :D
No song of the day. We will now share many moments of silence for my phone.
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Interesting food/weight loss phenomenon
After spending 4 months in Japan (wow 4 months already!) I have noticed some major shifts in my personal lifestyle.
One of the most dramatic shifts in my "lifestyle" since I started living in Japan has most definitely been the change in my dietary habits. Now, to be clear, I don't mean I am now on a diet or anything silly like that; what I mean is my dietary habits, or what kinds of foods I eat on a regular basis, have changed.
Before talking about the types of things I eat now, I will first attempt to paint you a picture of my dietary habits of the last few years in America to give you a "frame of reference" to make comparisons.
The initial problem
Where to begin. Well I can say this, I used to consume up to 7-8 sodas every day on average. That is between 2000-2500 calories each day on sodas ALONE. That, coupled with daily fast food, non existent exercise. It was a mess.
I've been thinking a lot lately about how many calories did I actually consume on a daily basis. and my best guess is around 4500 calories a day, on average. Honestly it was really easy to do that, and I never even realized. I actually remember telling someone that "I'm young, might as well eat whatever I want while I can." Even more sad, that person laughed and agreed with me.
One of the most dramatic shifts in my "lifestyle" since I started living in Japan has most definitely been the change in my dietary habits. Now, to be clear, I don't mean I am now on a diet or anything silly like that; what I mean is my dietary habits, or what kinds of foods I eat on a regular basis, have changed.
Before talking about the types of things I eat now, I will first attempt to paint you a picture of my dietary habits of the last few years in America to give you a "frame of reference" to make comparisons.
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| Weird pic, but shows that I'm thinner than you probably remember. |
The initial problem
Where to begin. Well I can say this, I used to consume up to 7-8 sodas every day on average. That is between 2000-2500 calories each day on sodas ALONE. That, coupled with daily fast food, non existent exercise. It was a mess.
I've been thinking a lot lately about how many calories did I actually consume on a daily basis. and my best guess is around 4500 calories a day, on average. Honestly it was really easy to do that, and I never even realized. I actually remember telling someone that "I'm young, might as well eat whatever I want while I can." Even more sad, that person laughed and agreed with me.
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