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T/W: a long, petty and depressing confession of someone who just failed a big scholarship. ** All thoughts and comments are my own, which...

🔥 We are usually much harder on ourselves than others. Sometimes you are your biggest critic. But you need to recognize when you are...

This weekend I did something brave, something very brave for someone like me. I did a Hackathon. Many of my friends know me as someone...

I AM A homebody!! I love being inside - it's where I get most of my work done, and where I feel most relaxed. But today is an exception!...

Here we are. Almost at the end of the decade. I've been having troubles sleeping lately, thinking about 2019. "I can't believe 2020 is...

Just when you think the holiday couldn’t get any merrier, my careless self decided to flip it around. I lost it. I lost my wallet on the...

- I usually start off my video with "Yaho. Minasan konichiwa. Annie desu" - which essentially translates into "Hey guys it's Annie". It's...

"This is going to be like coming to Japan from Vietnam again" - so I told myself. Starting from this Fall, I will be an exchange student...

On the last Friday of September, tens of thousands took the streets of Vancouver to demand urgent measures to cut carbon emissions. What...

Everyone wonders the same thing: What should I bring? What could I bring? What I should NOT bring? The answer is - it depends. Very...

First day at school. You're nervous. You're anxious. Where should I sit? Is there anyone I know in this class? What is the average score...

If you're in Japan around March, you'll probably come across weather forecast on cherry blossoms on TV, newspaper, or SNS, announcing...

I live in Beppu, a small, rural city situated on the Southern Japanese island of Kyushu. The city offers a bit of everything, some ethnic...

It was a heavy, heartrending Friday morning. My mind was flooded with stress and sorrowness as I quickly dashed my way towards 中目黒警察署...

Today marks my one year anniversary with, well, myself. Exactly 365 days ago, I arrived at Fukuoka International Airport, the very first...

Now we have all seen the vibrant yellow system of lumpy blocks (possibly at the station platforms, or on the streets) that helps...

If you think Hokkaido is only about Milk and Ice cream, you might be missing out on other local delicacies, especially Hokkaido Ramen....

Isn't this sign quite suspicious? Doesn't it look kinda familiar? Like you have seen it somewhere..... Are you able to recall?? If you're...

Love it or hate it, 2018 has come to an end, opening up a new 365-day chapter: 2019. 2018 has been one heck-of-a-year for me. Lots of...

[Saturday, November 17th, 2018] Saturday morning. It was a chilly day - me, bundled up in my 3 layers of sweaters and cardigans,...