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Laura-the-Explora: May 2010
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Discovering this crazy little world one step at a time. April 2010 - An eye for an eye. It’s 5:32am. The sun is shining in the window. It’s Sunday, 5:32am and it’s the only day of the week that I don’t. To be awake this early. Don’t want to be awake this early. But. It’s 5:32 am! Elation comes over me. I cheer a loud WOOT WOOT! I see the clock with my own eyes for the first time ever early this Sunday morning. Blinks) on demand, I decided to go ahead and take the plunge at a clinic here in Osaka. On the ...
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Laura-the-Explora: Dec 2010 - ‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas
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Discovering this crazy little world one step at a time. Dec 2010 - ‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas. 8216;Twas the night before the night before Christmas and all through the school,. Not a student was stirring, not even by the pool. I looked out my classroom window and savored the view,. Reflected on events past and all the things new. 2010 started with a trip back home, time with my family,. Drinking eggnog and wine under the ‘09 Christmas tree. Asia was next, in true spicy Asian style,.
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Laura-the-Explora: June 2009
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Discovering this crazy little world one step at a time. June 2009 - Tsuyu Season. It came. It rained. It’s gone. almost. That tricky time of year in Japan, officially know as tsuyu season (rainy season), seems to have come and gone in the blink of an eye. And though the calendar tells me it’s been two months since I last contacted the outside world, it hardly feels that way. With my studies 75% done (woot woot – as the Kiwis would cheer), my teaching semester just winding down (last class is July 2...
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Laura-the-Explora: September 2009
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Discovering this crazy little world one step at a time. September 2009 - The Amazing Ruta Maya. On the bus back to Osaka from Kansai Airport someth. Ing struck me as odd. I looked around and instantly it hit me: the bus was silent. Now, it wasn’t the silence of the people that surprised me, as. Are also surprisingly quiet on buses. It was the music – salsa, reggaeton,. Yes, the past 6 weeks has been a whirlwind of everything. In which I was lucky enough to meet many old friends and discover the magic of.
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Laura-the-Explora: January 2010
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Discovering this crazy little world one step at a time. January 2010 - No more HIJO yo! The alarm pierced my ears. It happened AGAIN. I couldn’t believe. It Neither could my poor friends who had to sit through the ongoing blaring noise. They had learned ‘. Chinese character) a long time ago. I, obviously, hadn’t. Problem) had accidentally hit the. Button and couldn’t find the off switch. Within 30 minutes we had police in cars, police on bikes, fire fighters in shiny red trucks and all the neighbours in ...
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Laura-the-Explora: December 2010
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Discovering this crazy little world one step at a time. Dec 2010 - ‘Twas the night before the night before Christmas. 8216;Twas the night before the night before Christmas and all through the school,. Not a student was stirring, not even by the pool. I looked out my classroom window and savored the view,. Reflected on events past and all the things new. 2010 started with a trip back home, time with my family,. Drinking eggnog and wine under the ‘09 Christmas tree. Asia was next, in true spicy Asian style,.
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Laura-the-Explora: April 2011
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Discovering this crazy little world one step at a time. March 2011 - Lessons from South America. Read the rapids, look out for rocks, watch the waves, paddle hard. 8220;Anticipación Laura, anticipación. Spot the turns, expect the bumps, and most of all watch for the surf that. SPLASH! Before I knew it I was upside down in glacial river whirlpool with a ducky (an inflatable kayak) right above my head. Is key for survival in Sudamérica. And that was only my first day in Southern Chile. I had planned a simp...
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Laura-the-Explora: July 2011
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Discovering this crazy little world one step at a time. July 2011 - Battle Royale - Attack of the Hiru. Their bodies flailed violently. Left, right, back, forth! They knew we were close by. They could smell our sweat and almost taste our blood. Angel’s steps had awoken them, and like tremors hidden deep within the mud, the Japanese hiru. Were now awake – awake and hungry. Little did we know, Mt. Ryozen – our hiking destination for the day – is infamous for hiru. Not hikers to take seriously. 8221; “...
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Laura-the-Explora: October 2010 - Getting my 'de's in order
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Discovering this crazy little world one step at a time. October 2010 - Getting my 'de's in order. It has been a very long while since. I’ve written an upd. I have a confession to make: although I still love you all, I have been indulging in a well-earned respite from my pc and all things technical. R at this pace, they may not), and r. Eturn to a house full of visitors (6 since September) keen on discovering life in the. Land of the rising sun. German (Markus) for good measure! Together we hiked the coun...
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Laura-the-Explora: January 2010 - No more HIJO yo!
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Discovering this crazy little world one step at a time. January 2010 - No more HIJO yo! The alarm pierced my ears. It happened AGAIN. I couldn’t believe. It Neither could my poor friends who had to sit through the ongoing blaring noise. They had learned ‘. Chinese character) a long time ago. I, obviously, hadn’t. Problem) had accidentally hit the. Button and couldn’t find the off switch. Within 30 minutes we had police in cars, police on bikes, fire fighters in shiny red trucks and all the neighbours in ...