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10 Things I Learnt about Dating Japanese Men
This week’s guest post comes from my good friend Yuta. He’s also an author/blogger/YouTuber here in Tokyo and we run in the same circles. Recently he wrote an excellent book about dating in Japan (he...
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Comic: Pros and Cons of having a “rare name”
Growing up, I had a love-hate relationship with my last name. It’s “Buchele.” Pronounced “Byuk-ley.” I’ve never met someone who could correctly pronounce my (old) last name – just by looking at it.
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Comic: Shopping!
How many other people do this? If I find a dress that’s cute, it’s like 10 times more cute if it’s on sale. Ryosuke’s the exact same way when it comes to shopping~ ———————————- If you want to read...
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Comic: It’s “Roby Gordon Jr!”
Ryosuke has a hard time remembering my favorite actors/actresses – and I can’t keep with his favorites. He rented “Don Jon” from the rental place down the street on Friday – he recognized one of my...
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Comic: “Oh wow, You’ve gotten so big!”
When I was a kid, I didn’t like my parent’s friends. I’m sure they are all perfectly nice people (and I’ve re-met a lot of them as an adult and truly enjoy their company)… but as a kid, I just thought...
View ArticleVideos from this week (Week 13, 2015) on YouTube
As many of you know, I also have a YouTube channel called “Texan in Tokyo.” I started the channel last year in June and honestly wasn’t expecting it to be this fun. Because it is. Fun, I mean.
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11 Things I LOVE about living in the Japanese Countryside
1. It’s quiet (and the noise that does exist is very pleasant) Tokyo was… loud. And it’s a sort of “loudness” that exists in cities because of the sheer number of people/things crammed into a very...
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Comic: I wrote you a poem!
We have a running joke on whether a stoplight is “blue” or “green.” In Japanese, you say that a stoplight turns blue (like blue as in go). 青信号だよ. Blue light.
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My first time wearing a Kimono in Japan (as a Foreigner)
I’ve been living in Japan for almost four years now. And in those four years, I’ve only worn a kimono once – for my seijinshiki (and engagement). [Ok, so actually, I wore a “sort of” kimono at Narita...
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Comic: The Many Uses of Japanese (surgical) Masks
Japanese people sure love their face masks. The first time I came to Japan, I was mildly terrified because of the swarms of people wearing white surgical masks. I thought there was some sort of...
View ArticleVideos from this week (Week 14, 2015) on YouTube: Grace speaking Japanese,...
As many of you know, I also have a YouTube channel called “Texan in Tokyo.” I started the channel last year in June and honestly wasn’t expecting it to be this fun. Because it is. Fun, I mean.
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Comic: When I first started teaching English VS When I quit teaching
I started teaching English in Japan right out of college. And I wasn’t the only one. Quite a few of my friends scored JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching programme) to teach in Japan. Others signed on...
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Comic: Japanese women are famous for their fashion
I’ve never been a “girly-girl.” I enjoy wearing makeup (it’s kind of like painting my face!) every once and a while … but putting on makeup more than once a week seems like a pointless waste of time....
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Why I failed all my Japanese Language Classes in College
A lot of people here on the internet ask me how I learned Japanese. I took quite a few classes in college, of course, but I did horribly in every single one of them. Truth is, there are a lot of ways...
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Things I love about Japan: Skiing and Snowboarding in Nagano
Until recently, I was an avid snowboarder and skier. Ask me to pick my favorite and I couldn’t – because I loved them both for different reasons. Skiing is comfortable, easy, and relaxing....
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Comic: Bad Dreams…
I get nightmares – not as often as I used to in middle school/high school/college – but still about once a month I will wake up in full-panic. Ryosuke swears I think too much. Having a blog and...
View ArticleVideos from this week (Week 15, 2015) on YouTube: Onsen, YouTube “me”, Lasik...
As many of you know, I also have a YouTube channel called “Texan in Tokyo.” I started the channel last year in June and honestly wasn’t expecting it to be this fun. Because it is. Fun, I mean.
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Comic: Gift Wrapping VS Gifts
Gift wrapping is huge in Japan. I was doing a segment for a TV show a couple weeks ago – and they took me to a professional “gift wrapping” store in Tokyo. It was an entire store with DIY goodies and...
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Comic: Is it worth it…?
I draw a lot of comics complaining about how “being an adult” is really hard. It’s not actually that hard. Taxes, money, insurance – those things are rather tricky – but everyday adult life is pretty...
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Comic: “The secret to happiness is very low expectations”
I like to say “the secret to happiness is always having very low expectations.” I’d rather be pleasantly surprised than disappointed. Ryosuke, of course, hates this motto :) ———————————- If you want...
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