Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. There is so much love and happiness at that time. ...

Life gives you one chance to get it right. That's it! No second chances, no do-overs, no mulligans, ...

Coming to Japan was perhaps the best decision I have made in my life. Reading the first sentence may...

Christmas in America is always a big event for many families. For many it is an event to celebrate r...

I haven’t had much experience going on group tours. The first time was when I was 15 and I went on a...

A lot of people ask me what it is I miss about home. Of course I miss my family and friends, but I a...

On the face of it, the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo could be a commuter’s nightmare. Tokyo is a vast, spra...

‘There is nothing new under the sun.’This is a proverb that my mom always used to say while I was gr...

Here are some ways to get in shape that don’t require going to the gym: I have a deep, unsettling co...

An annual tradition for the three years that I lived in Nara was to celebrate Halloween in Osaka. Co...

A couple weeks ago I went to the horror movie “A Quiet Place.” Some of my favorite movies are apocal...

There is a restaurant in Tokyo Station that I have started to go to frequently. My family discovered...

If I had to name just one of my many guilty pleasures, I think the worst one is definitely watching ...

It is no exaggeration to say that Italy is rather proud of its culinary heritage. Travel to Italy an...

I feel like people only read books just to say they read books, just to pretend they are better than...

Have you ever considered visiting Australia? If so, you may be tempted to only visit well-known citi...

Crime is not such a big problem in Japan, but still in general one could consider it a social issue ...

Motivating people can be very difficult, and motivating yourself can be even more so, but there is a...

It comes as no surprise that getting into shape and dieting have become popular trends all over the ...

Humans are destroying the planet and we need to come to terms with the undeniable fact that our acti...