ポッキーパンダと一緒

went for a stroll around a not so family friendly park. wanted a shot of the circle of homeless tents, but couldn't muster up the courage.

カントリーライフ

i entered into the world of my mom's classic old country living magazine collection...the japanese edition she hid from us kids under her mattress.

this is the house i was gracefully given the opportunity to live in for a week by the incredibly hospitable mario and sari

久しぶりの旅

its funny how quickly you can get used to your surroundings. i came to japan awhile ago, but now that i live in my own apartment, have a job, go to school, i kinda lost that feeling of traveling...i missed the feeling of not knowing what my destination would be like.
初めは珍しくても周りの事に速く慣れるってちょっと変だと思う。結構前日本に来た。でも、もう何ヶ月自分のマンションに住んでるし、バイトもやってるし、学校に通ってるし、その周りが新しくて毎日発見がある時が最近あまりない。行く先はどんな所だろうなあって気持ちをもう一度感じたい。

so when i woke up at 6am to get on a train headed for oita, where i would be picked up at the station by the sister of a friend of a friend of a friend, that sense of ''dude...what am i DOING?!'' came rushing back.
大分県に行く電車に乗る前にワクワクしながら朝６時起きた。大分駅で友達の友達の友達の妹は僕を迎えに来てくれる約束があった。アドベンチャーだろう？

because im tired of being surrounded by apartments. because i wanted to get out into the countryside. just get away. see a different part of japan. experience a lifestyle completely different from my own.
マンションだらけの生活にあきたけん。田舎に行きたかったけん。出かけたかった。日本の行ったことない所へ。僕の生活と全く違うのを見るため。