Archive for March, 2009

Bike: SOLD

Wow, after all of this writing about touring and stuff I suddenly go off and sell my bike.
Actually, I’ve been considering it for some time now, so for a few weeks ago I listed it up for sale on the prefectural JET website. A guy was interested, he stopped by today, gave it a test [...]

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Cycle Looping Kyushu ‘09: Nevermind

I guess that’s what I get for deciding and ordering stuff only a week prior… both stores I ordered stuff from sent me emails saying that they had to wait on stock before they can send out my items. This means that instead of going to Kyushu, I guess I’ll just make a couple day [...]

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Cycle Looping Kyushu ‘09: The Idea

Spring break starts next week, and I’ve been wanting to do something or travel somewhere within the country for it.
A day or two ago the thought popped in my head to hop on a ferry down to Kyushu with my bike and do an almost loop of the island. This would pretty much be in [...]

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Get the Hell Out of School!

One thing that surprised me when I first came to this country is how almost ALL of the students stay a couple hours after school everyday. In essence, the morning and early afternoon is for class, and the late afternoon and evening is for clubs. Even though I’ve never stayed that late, I’ve been told [...]

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