Jess and I had exchanged some American money for yen with our bank in preparation for our trip to Japan, but this was mostly to cover our lodgings. Some of the hotels explicitly said they accepted credit cards, some that they did not: this left us in the dark for…
We were feeling good getting off the bus in Tokyo: we had directions from our stop to the hotel, and once we checked in and dropped off our suitcases and backpacks, the real meat of our trip could begin. But when we consulted our directions, we found that they made…
We didn't have long in Narita because we were taking a bus to Tokyo the next morning. As much as we wanted to start exploring, we wanted check in to our hotel and pass out even more. Thankfully, the airport had free buses to take travelers to their hotels. We…
The most pressing of our worries concerning the trip to Japan was the idea of losing valuable time due to jet lag. Working a night-shift job taught me how to manipulate my sleep schedule rather quickly, although my method relies heavily on masochistic sleep deprivation. This is why I had…
It has been more than a year since I wrote An Adventure, which was to serve as an introduction to the rest of the stories amassed during our honeymoon in Japan. Just like the plans mentioned in that piece, this one fell to the wayside. Upon returning to real life,…
After much planning and preparation (and perspiration from thinking that we didn't do enough of the first two), Jess's and my wedding finally arrived on October 13, 2012. It was such a blessing to see people from both of our lives come out to bear witness to our union and…