A Survival Guide with Practical Advice — As always #notanexpertbutimdealingwiththisproblem Quarantines are becoming normal. Currently, China is requiring 6 countries, USA, Japan, Iran, Italy, France, and South Korea to go to a government facility quarantine (aka a hotel with no heating/cooling). As this process is refined it will most likely be improved, but the important thing to…

3.16.2020 — Navigating the personal affects of Coronavirus — The USA is on fire because of COVID-19. Not an actual fire, but politically speaking, it is looking pretty close. I love politics, frankly, because I think both sides have something to say. Sometimes one side is correct and sometimes it’s the other side. …

Foreign Policy Magazine has a great article on how to stay safe during this time with Coronavirus. This has literally been such a help for me. Check it out! http://foreignpolicy.com/2020/01/25/wuhan-coronavirus-safety-china/

3.15.2020 — Cherry blossoms are a big deal in Japan. It’s a big festival season for multiple parts of Japan and one of the major tourist attractions. I saw the first cherry blossom starting to bloom today. It was beautiful. Do you know how sometimes you see a picture and think its…

3.14.2020 — I’m pretty sure the population is less mobile than normal, and if there is one thing that will keep people inside besides a new virus, it’s rain. There is this amazing hiking trail near the hotel where I am staying. …

3.13.2020 — Sometimes I feel pretty dumb about basic things, like japan having castles. Of course, Japan has castles. They had a feudal system in the Edo period, there are still royal clans today, and there is an emperor. So “duh” to castles, but to actually see one, it is spectacular! It’s just so big…. so so so big! After work, I went to a castle. There are several, but I went to one in a smaller town. It was lit up and visible everywhere.

3.12.2020 — I’m still overwhelmed.

3.11.2020 — I can’t today. I’m overwhelmed.

3.10.2020 — Today was a good day to see “social distancing.” In the time of Coronavirus, social distancing is staying 6 feet (2 m) away from people. Hearing the term always makes me think of the mental process of removing yourself from a toxic situation. Back to social distancing in the wild…