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Weekend: 2月10日 SNOWVENTURES.
Mid-February in the Northern Alps region of Japan: my weekend was full of snow. There was a soba festival in the Toga region on Sunday, complete with warm sangria drinking in an igloo, fireworks, and...
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FLASHBACK TO LONDON 2012: A weekend with Natalie.
Flashback to July 2012, London. It is Friday afternoon, and I have a three-day weekend off from “work” (which was assisting a THEATRE PROGRAM IN LONDON FOR A MONTH). Pinch me. That happened? I am...
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Weekend 4月14日: Hanami hangout & Unazuki 8K.
First, before I get into a weekend update, it was PAYDAY today. I was down to only 51 yen. Less than a dollar! So I was one happy camper at the grocery store today. I did learn some valuable lessons...
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WEEKEND 4月21日: Banana Cake + Takaoka Relay Race.
A random assortment of pictures from what’s been up in Toyama-ken the past few days. Post-yoga Indian food Friday is back. Please take a close look at Cullan’s iPad book collection. He couldn’t resist...
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WEEKEND 4月28日: It went exactly according to plan.
The planner in me loves it when things go according to plan: dinner party, tulip festival (WOW WOOOOOW JAPAN), and hiking. Sort of hiking. We got outside on a sunny day!
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WEEKEND 5月18日: Sigur Rós, Osaka, and Brunch.
I am on cold medicine while simultaneously trying to grade the non-essay portion of my midterm exams and watch Homeland. It’s not working, so I am taking a blog break before I just GRADE. In addition...
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KUROBE 10K.
This week is flying by! One of the coolest things I did last weekend was run a 10K in Kurobe. I don’t run that much over here, but my friends and I love signing up for 5-10K weekend races in Japan....
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THE ART THING: photos & timelapse.
A few teachers organized an awesome event called THE ART THING this Saturday at a local cafe. Many JETs from around the prefecture submitted art or did live performances. Melissa’s quilt squares...
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WEEKEND 6月15日: An excellent weekend of eating.
My number of weekends left in Japan are quickly dwindling. Social Life>Everything else. Highlights included: fruit-filled smoothies, quinoa and homemade almond milk, doughnut, pizza, sushi,...
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WEEKEND 6月22日: Cue the Jeff Buckley.
One of my favorite parts of Toyama prefecture is the accessibility to both beaches and mountains. On Saturday, we had Leavers’ weekend at the beach. The next day I went hiking in the mountains with...
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WEEKEND IN WINDSOR.
I spent Saturday and Sunday down in Windsor, VT with my oldest and dearest friends from college – and their adorable 2-yr old toddler and 4-yr old pup. On Sunday, we went to Mt. Ascutney State Park...
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NYC WEEKEND: babies, beer, and the best doughnuts.
A quick recap of my quick weekend in New York. I was only there for two and a half days, so it went too fast. 1. Meet my cousin’s new baby. His name is George and he’s gorgeous. 2. I saw Mario...
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CHILL WEEKEND: bonfires, breakfast sandwiches, and a (bad?) movie.
Burnin’! I went with a friend to a bonfire out in the Vermont countryside on Friday night. That’s some bonfire, right? I love that it was an adult bonfire, with candles and apples and wine and...
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THIS WAS FUN.
Sunday night dancing in the kitchen to R.E.M.’s Shiny Happy People with long-time friends from college (and a toddler, dressed just like me!). I forgot how much I like this song because too often I...
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A WEEKEND IN HYDE PARK: Mary Visits Vermont.
Over the weekend my friend Mary came to visit Vermont, and we hung out at Ashley & Jarod’s place in Hyde Park this weekend. I met Mary and Ashley in grad school at UVM, and we all trained for a...
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AN iPHONE WEEKEND: 13 random snapshots from around town.
1. Ice skating at Open Skate on-campus. I’ve been having some foot issues running/walking, so this is my favorite form of cardio. 2. My cabinet space problem: too many mugs for one person. 3. Snoozin’...
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JAZZ FEST WEEKEND: 15 highlights from Louisiana!
It took forever to fly down there and I forgot my headphones, but I had the 800-page Goldfinch to keep me company. I’m only about a quarter of the way through it. (I found 60 percent off Bose...
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MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: Bolton, braids, and bike rides.
Long weekends are the best, no? I got out in the woods near Bolton on Sunday afternoon, after watching some friends run the marathon. It was nice to escape the city spectator crowds and walk around...
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