After being in Japan for over six months, I've had a crazy experience and am ready to get out of here. As fun as it's been, the homogenous and overbearing obligatory politeness of japanese culture has caused me to reconsider my previous love affair with Japanese culture. Overall, it kinda sucks, but really it's just another way life. Just not mine.

But before I return to the states, no trip to Asia would be complete without the month long spinning retreat to Thailand. I've been in contact ... read more