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Comic: “I’m letting them soak”

  ———————————- If you want to read more comics, check out my comic book (on Amazon): My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy: The Comic Book The post Comic: “I’m letting them soak” appeared first on...

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Comic: I’m not a “Free, Walking English Lesson”

  There’s no easy way to explain this. It sounds rather callous and rude – but I don’t enjoy giving what I call “free English lessons.” I love meeting new people. I don’t like meeting people who only...

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Making Mochi in the Japanese Countryside (Video)

Last weekend Ryosuke and I went out to Ibaraki to make mochi! His parent’s hold “mochitsuki” once or twice a year (parties where you make mochi/pounded rice with a wooden mallet). It’s incredibly fun....

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Comic: What I thought Marriage would be like VS Reality

I love being married to Ryosuke. It’s tons of fun. Being able to spend nearly every day with your life-partner and best friend is the ideal way to live your life :) ———————————- If you want to read...

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Comic: There’s no use trying to hide your weirdness

This is an extension of yesterday’s comic, I guess. For most of my life, I was lucky enough to have friends who were just as weird as me. I changed schools every 1-2 years from elementary to high...

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3 Things getting Married Young makes me Self-Conscious About:

1. I’m worried everyone thinks I am pregnant If I got a dollar every time someone asked me if I am/was pregnant, I would have like 25 dollars. Last week I was out with a friend who also lives in...

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Comic: “Do you ever feel like your life is worthless?”

Wow, I’ve been on a really depressing drawing-comics kick. Sorry about all this “downer” stuff. There’s a lot of stuff going on in Ryosuke and my life right now. I’m not at liberty to talk about it...

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Comic: Summer VS Winter

  I love the summer. Ryosuke prefers the winter. Together, we make it work. ———————————- If you want to read more comics, check out my comic book (on Amazon): The post Comic: Summer VS Winter appeared...

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Comic: Why “real books” are better than “fake books”

I love “real books” to death – but they are rather expensive, heavy, and difficult to store. ———————————- If you want to read more comics, check out my comic book (on Amazon): My Japanese Husband...

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Comic: Look what arrived in the mail!

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Comic: Poop Hat

Ryosuke really loves his poop hat. Like, way more than he should.   ———————————- If you want to read more comics, check out my comic book (on Amazon): My Japanese Husband Thinks I’m Crazy: The post...

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Comic: The Reason I Never Play Matchmaker

I feel bad because I know I used to ask my friends to set me up on dates, back when I was in high school/college. I really hope I wasn’t this annoying. Also, to anyone out there reading this, the...

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Photos: Japan has the Cutest Construction Zones you will ever see

Japan, as a country, has a very fine attention to detail. Foreigners visiting the country are often impressed by the escalator etiquette (people line up on one side of the escalator, leaving plenty of...

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Re-evaluating Priorities

People assume I have a lot of free time. That’s true. Technically speaking, I can choose to spend the day however I want. I could stream Netflix or read books all day, every day for a week. The post...

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Comic: Moving across the World for Love

This is one of the comics in my new book! Yay! I drew it to go along with this blog post I wrote a couple weeks back, about the pros and cons of moving across the world for love. I think I had a lot...

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Comic: Winter is a nightmare

I haaaaaaate the winter… Humans weren’t meant to live in snow. We really weren’t. Just saying. ———————————- If you want to read more comics, check out my comic books (on Amazon): The post Comic:...

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Comic: Dating for the “American Experience”

For whatever reason, my husbands coworkers assume that because I’m “attractive and white,” I have hoards of attractive, single, white, American female friends I can set them up with. In fact, most of...

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Want a Free Copy of my New Book? Become an Ambassador!

Hi everyone, it’s Grace~ As you may (or may not) know, I’m writing another comic book and I wanted to let you know and/or give an opportunity for you to get involved. My newest book, “My Japanese...

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Comic: Don’t Steal my Umbrella!

Before you laugh, someone totally stole my umbrella a couple months back, during a surprise storm. There is a convenience store right across the street from our apartment building – I just poked my...

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Comic: Talking in a Foreign Language

I’m sure other people have experienced this too. There is a HUGE difference between one-on-one conversation and hanging out in a group. Ryosuke is the same way when it comes to English. When it’s...

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