Jinsei

The Gift of Art

2008-06-25T12:06:00.002+09:00

There`s a fantastic project going on at the moment that I`d love everyone to check out. It`s called The Gift of Art. The aim is to sell cards and prints to help raise money for the National Cancer Institute. The proceeds of the sales will go towards cancer research.

I`m sure that cancer has touched so many families and so many people`s lives, that it`s a problem that everyone in the world can relate to and empathise with.

So please check out the link below and help contribute towards stopping cancer.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/thegiftofart

My Photography at Red Bubble

2008-06-21T17:18:00.006+09:00

I have an account at Red Bubble. It`s a fantastic photo and art sharing site. Check out my photography there. Just click on the link below.

All photos in this blog are taken by me during my time in Japan on my Nikon. If you like any of the photos you can buy them as a card or mounted print at the Red Bubble site. Enjoy! :-)

Shibuya

2008-06-21T16:36:00.003+09:00

Today Tokyo is pretty wet. It`s rainy season in Japan at the moment, so it`s just a weekend with nothing special going on.

As I said earlier I`ve been in Japan now for close to three years. I`ve collected lots of great memories and had some fun and funny moments and just wanted to share them.

Yesterday I went to Shibuya. Shibuya is a part of Tokyo for teenagers, twenty-somethings and all those young at heart. Full of fashionable shops; Louis Vuitton and Gucci bag carrying University students; a wide array of "Love Hotels" (hotels used by horny young couples for sex); lots of off-duty office ladies and the young and trendy shopaholic housewives.

I bought a new Yukata at Uniqlo!!! It`s a kind of summer Kimono made of cotton and worn in the summer time on special occasions. It`s a gorgeous lemon colour and the Obi (wide cotton belt) is a deep red. I can`t wait to wear it!!! The school I work for has an Obon celebration in a few weeks so I`ll wear it then!!! Can`t wait.

Yoroshiku Onegaishimasu!!!

2008-06-21T16:07:00.003+09:00

Hmmmmmm.......... Let me think. First meetings and intros are always the hardest part huh? The job interview; meeting friends of friends for the first time; family reunions with the distant relatives you only see at weddings; blind dates. Does anyone really like those first few awkward moments? I know I don`t. But after the initial awkwardness the relationships that often blossom are worth the uneasiness. They say first impressions are important, so I guess I`ve gotta take a stab at this. So here goes.

I`m a very average twenty-something British female. I`ve been living overseas in Tokyo, Japan for about three years now. I`m originally from London and I took a job teaching English in search of a little adventure in the Far East.

When I packed my rather oversized suitcases (note the plural!!!) and headed to Japan I tried to write emails to family and friends at home about my adventures and blunders in the land of the rising sun. I heard from people at home that the emails made them laugh and they found them interesting. I`m not sure if this is of any interest to anyone but if it finds an audience then that`s great. If not then I`ve got a diary to look back on in the future.