If you are into the current sheet mask craze, the brand Lululun releases special regional sheet masks in Japan. The regional sheet masks are scented with the product that the area is most well known for and uses other local ingredients as well. As stated on the Lululun website, the idea is that when you… Read More Lululun Regional Sheet Mask Types in Japan
When I was much younger, way before Japan even existed on my radar, I would spend about two months of my summer vacations either at sleepaway camp or visiting relatives. It might be a personality thing, but even at a young age, I’ve always been relatively content wherever you place me. For this reason, I… Read More Dealing With Homesickness
As I mentioned before, I am currently studying for the JLPT N1. In addition to this, I am also considering taking the Kanji Kentei in June (which I will do a separate post on). As part of my JLPT studies, I use Memrise to drill vocabulary and kanji. I don’t think Memrise is enough on… Read More Memrise Courses for Japanese N1 Vocabulary and More
There is a special level of patience that you need in order to date someone that doesn’t share the same mother-tongue as you. My boyfriend and I speak/understand enough of each other’s language to make fairly complex conversations possible, but there are times when our thoughts don’t reach the other person. Not being able to… Read More Intercultural Relationships and Communication