When I arrived in Japan I was surprised countless times by how low the ceilings were. I often hit my head on many different objects like door frames, oven hoods and kitchen cabinets.

— 07 April, 2025

My first week in Fukuoka I set off the fire alarm in the building multiple times. The second time the alarm went off, two Japanese men came to my room to check on me. When the entered the room they...

— 09 April, 2025

When messaging my Airbnb host to confirm if I would be able to enter my room late at night I got an interesting response in English: No problem, I’ll put it in ^_^ That’s when I realized our messages were...

— 11 April, 2025

For some reason my Airbnb host doesn’t want me to take the trash out on my own. I think it’s because I’m a Gaijin (外人, outsider or foreigner). After cooking some delicious chicken and eggs I had some left over...

— 14 April, 2025