Trying to sleep at night just sucks, between the jet lag and the damn nature sounds. Whether I fall asleep at 10pm or 1am, I’ll wake up with the birds. It’s an outdoor aviary after hours rave party from 4am til 7am. Sometimes I fall back asleep, but mostly not…

I also had this as a soda, just add sparkling water and it’s was awesome.

As if yesterday wasn’t busy enough… Day 2: I joined my hosts on a morning walk with Momo, Bryan and Hiro’s shiba inu. Tho she may not be my Lola https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/lolafinds/ it’s great to have doggie energy around. and thank God for FaceTime! If anyone wants to chat, my best…

That first night I slept okay but woke up to lots of birds chirping at 4am. It’s the mountains after all. I’m much better with sirens and car alarms. Luckily I fell back asleep. Bryan picked me up at 9am. We picked up his landlord’s wife, Hatsumi, to do errands…

I ate my half eaten Diner salted chocolate chip cookie for dinner. Made my way around the house, partially by iPhone flashlight. Most of the lights in the house are, depending on where you’re from, inconspicuous or in obvious places. In a renovated Japanese farmhouse, they will likely be above…

I never really considered what I was doing when I decided to pick up and move. I just wanted to do it and thought, “Why shouldn’t I?”. The only negative would be leaving my mom, my Lola, my community. Is it really that crazy to pick up and go? The…

Two planes, a bus, a train and a taxi to Fujino. I had to come back. I’d been here twice in the past two years and the last time I was here, I couldn’t stop thinking about returning. There’s just something about this place! Learning Shibori, the Art of Indigo Dyeing, in Japan On a recent trip to Japan, New York-based photographer Teresa Misagal traveled to the small artisanal town of Fujino…www.cntraveler.com