3/11/19–3/17/19 Some Self Reflection This week was more on the quiet side. At work, I am winding down projects with one team to switch to another in the coming weeks. I’m feeling a lot even more comfortable. I’ve figured out how to use the self-checkout at the grocery and am trying to eat…

3/4/19–3/10/19 Betsubara (別腹) Terazawa-san invited me and my mentor over for a gyoza (potstickers to use Americans) party after work. I figured cool, he’ll probably prep it the night before and just cook it when we arrive and we will hang out (kind of the America dinner party way). I was super…

2/25/19–3/3/19 Welcome Party Pt. II Really Tyler you spilled a beer on the manager of your whole department. I’m pretty sure that came up in like the second lesson of etiquette in our Japanese classes. Okay, maybe it’s just common sense. Either way, yes, the most embarrassing thing. I’m pretty uncoordinated, hence why I…

2/18/19-2/24/19 Things are Feeling More Normal So I’ve lived in Japan for 4 weeks now. I don’t feel like a local or anything, but I don’t feel out of place. I feel comfortable and confident in almost all my day-to-day tasks. …

2/11/19–2/17/19 Be a Yes Man I’ve been slackin’ so let me catch you up. I had a pretty stellar night out in Osaka and I think that’s my main takeaway from this week. Sometimes you just have to be open for some adventure. …

2/4/19–2/10/19 Work I mentioned in the first week that I am not able to talk to much about what I’m doing at work because I’m under a NDA (non-disclosure agreement). Most of my work content will be about social interactions or facts I noticed about the Japanese work life. Self Intro With saying…

1/29/19–2/3/19 And we’re back. I’m going to pick back up right where I left off. On the Job I woke up the next morning feeling pretty good despite not sleeping much that night. I was to meet Terazawa-san at the Katsuragawa Station at 8:30am since the standard start time for work in Japan…

1/29/19–2/3/19 Since I want to get in the habit of doing a weekly update, I wanted to cover the first few days as my week one blog. I figure those days alone will have enough content to fill a post. After writing this first post, I realize pictures would really…