Edit 1: Italics are the trip updates Well, it is 2015. I am back in Almaty, Kazakhstan, starting the second half of the school year. I enjoyed New Years in Saigon, Vietnam. 2015 will be another busy year for me. Currently I have scheduled trips to: Saigon, Vietnam (March) - Spring Break Dehli, India (March) - Will travel on March 6-9 - Business Fukuoka and … [Read more...] about ToDos for 2015
Sasebo
Moon over Sasebo, Japan
Towards the last days of my trip to Sasebo, Japan, in 2002. I was able to get this shot of the moon over the ice paddies near my grandmother's house. … [Read more...] about Moon over Sasebo, Japan
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Many may be surprised but Japan does not have an official standing military. After World War II, they gave up this right in their constitution. If this was true what was Japan doing with these warships anchored at port in Sasebo, Japan? You be the judge... … [Read more...] about Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
100 Yen Store
It was the summer of 2002, I had traveled to Sasebo, Japan, with my Japanese mother. It was my first trip there since 1990 so it had been 12 long years since I have been "home". Japan's economy was struggling during this time, deflation was a problem. I remember the Japanese Yen was trading roughly at 100 Yen for $1 US dollar. That was a big shocker since I remembered as a … [Read more...] about 100 Yen Store