Gaijin Geisha
Well… I just read an interesting article. Fiona Graham, from Australia, is the first foreigner geisha in the history of Japan. Being in Japan as a foreigner myself, I found this to be somewhat intriguing. I’m sure if I had read this article a year ago, I wouldn’t have understood exactly why [...]
Posted at 11:18 pm on December 21, 2009 | 1 comment | Filed Under: Uncategorized | Tagged: anthropology, Asakusa, culture, Fiona Graham, foreigner, gaijin, gaikokujin, geisha, history, Japan, Liza Dalby, Sayuki, Tokyo | read on
Settled In.
I am soon coming up on my six month mark of being in Japan. I’ve done a lot of things since I’ve been here: traveled across half the country, been in a major earthquake, been in a major typhoon, moved apartments, had a bike/car accident, ended my engagement, met someone else, broke up [...]
Posted at 6:30 pm on November 16, 2009 | 2 comments | Filed Under: Dreams, Japan, communication | Tagged: culture, discovery, Dreams, experience, foreigner, goals, home, Japan, living abroad, passion, people, potential, self realization, teaching, working abroad | read on
