tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443Fri, 06 Sep 2024 03:26:11 +0000izakayaHere's to Japan; to all I will do and see here.http://corygtb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)Blogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-745921088006509038Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:29:00 +00002010-11-23T00:47:20.665+09:00So I turned 24. We went out to eat at a Shabu-shabu restaurant (my favorite), and did the all you can drink/eat special as Yuri and Johnny's treat. The restaurant is called Nagomi Neko (Calming Cat), and it had a free hot foot bath in the entrance. Hence the name.When we got back to the apartment they gifted me with a small pumpkin pudding cup and an awesome One Piece t-shirt.That's abouthttp://corygtb.blogspot.com/2010/11/10252010-my-birfday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-3555179161670878948Mon, 22 Nov 2010 07:22:00 +00002010-11-22T18:23:29.110+09:00Ok, so here is the first of my catching up with a month of stuff. Sorry it's confusing because of the sequence in which I did things. Therefor I decided to put the date in the title and start with the oldest one first.We went to visit Yuri's family the weekend before my birthday (Oct. 25th) and had a nice sukiyaki dinner together. It was my first time meeting another person in Yuri's family, and http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2010/11/10232010-takekabu-residence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-7265209494399051585Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:05:00 +00002010-11-19T15:20:43.716+09:00Well, a month has gone by since my last post. Sorry about that. I have been busy, but not too busy. As soon as I missed posting about one thing, it only got harder and harder to post anything at all! Finally the guilt has consumed me to get started on a month of stuff that I did. I plan to do this one post at a time, so bare with me here. I guess I'll start with this week. On Wednesday, there http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2010/11/well-month-has-gone-by-since-my-last.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-991398587794099281Mon, 18 Oct 2010 09:30:00 +00002010-10-18T20:22:35.590+09:00Well we hiked the mountain, and it was glorious. The top was definitely worth all the pain and lack of sleep that we incurred from hiking throughout the previous night. Apparently Ibuki is the tallest mountain in my prefecture, Shiga. As mentioned in the last post, we went hiking with a local troop of Boy Scouts. It was really great of their troop leader/ Yuri's co-worker Yamamoto-san to invite http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2010/10/ibuki-yama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-744686391369656542Fri, 15 Oct 2010 03:52:00 +00002010-10-16T18:21:59.143+09:00izakayaSo last weekend I made it out to Tokyo with Johnny & Yuri. The city was not quite how I expected it to be considering it being one of the more densely populated places of this planet. The city was not as claustrophobic or devoid of plant life as I had imagined either. Parks, shrines, and full sized trees are scattered throughout the city and provide a nice break from the concrete jungle of http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2010/10/tokyo-trip.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-4203464824465126309Thu, 07 Oct 2010 07:32:00 +00002010-10-07T16:32:58.149+09:00Hey everybody, I'm heading off to Tokyo tonight, so I'll be sure to take lots of pictures and see a lot of sights. Yuri is going to be there for work so Johnny and I are tagging along. Were all taking different transportation there, so I have to catch the Night buss from Kyoto tonight @ 10:30 pm and get to Tokyo @ 7AM. YIKES!Despite this, I am fairly excited since I will be meeting up with http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2010/10/finally-going-to-tokyo.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-8683382194154752319Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:44:00 +00002010-10-03T14:11:35.687+09:00Maija's came and went, hence my absence. We did a lot more than I anticipated and I did post most of the photos on to facebook, but that was about all I had the will to do. I'll try to get them uploaded through the blog at some point soon. We spent the first weekend touring some of the ancient Kyoto sights together. Our first stop was Shōsei-en, a garden built in the late ninth century by a Heianhttp://corygtb.blogspot.com/2010/09/old-school.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-9057216238049748282Wed, 15 Sep 2010 02:16:00 +00002010-10-18T20:28:54.106+09:00Hello, It's been a busy two year gap. I finally graduated from UMASS, and have subsequently come back to Japan with hopes of finding some work. I have three months to do so and it is illegal to work while on my tourist visa, so I am kind of on a job search holiday. Today is my fifth day here in Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture! A city that shares its border with lake Biwa (Biwa-ko is what they http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2010/09/im-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-6004794490112368573Tue, 20 May 2008 08:29:00 +00002008-05-20T17:49:36.770+09:00Hello! I'm back, but only for a brief moment today. I am getting my self into the writing mode for a ten page paper that's looming over my head. Other than that I have only one final exam to do on Wednesday. I'm almost completely done with school, and then off to Okinawa! Anyways, I wanted to let everyone know that I updated my blog (photos and posts), as well as had an awesome weekend in Totori http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/05/end-is-near-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-9185825403543322518Mon, 12 May 2008 03:10:00 +00002008-05-20T17:51:04.650+09:00Ok, so it's been a month, oops. This comes with the territory of being abroad, I get busy, I get lazy. Today being the 13th of May, I will be home in less than a month. Wow; I have many mixed feelings about this. I feel like the past four months have just been a dream that I'm slowly waking from as my departure draws nearer. Slowly I am forgetting the details, the people, and the places of this http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/05/lets-play-with-ketchup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-3226275526988649288Mon, 14 Apr 2008 03:38:00 +00002008-04-17T12:50:11.869+09:00Do you really want to hear about my good day? It is not really that good, frankly I have been rather pissed. I was awoken twice last night by a drunken group of people that Maija brilliantly brought home at 4AM(Wednesday morning). Absolutely genius. My respect for her is non existent right now.I still went to my 9 o'clock class though, that's more than either Johnny or Maija can say. Other than http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/04/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-2999729140579409067Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:08:00 +00002008-04-01T17:03:15.881+09:00Two days, two classes, two guys, two crazy field trips. My concept of taking it easy was destroyed by the amount of traveling that occurred this weekend. Friday, I was so tired that as soon as I got home I was immediately sucked into my futon. My travels hadn't even begun yet, and I was down and out for three hours. Mid terms destroyed my health and energy levels. School is a very hazardous http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/03/weekend-update.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-1043172295466747188Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:23:00 +00002008-03-27T14:04:23.640+09:00All week I have been sick, sleep deprived, and studious. Although an excellent use of alliteration, not an excellent use of my time. One thing that has paid of is the amount of studying I've done. It is not an acceptable amount, but enough to give me that satisfied feeling when an exam is over.Tuesday I had a reading test. I did well enough on it. However, the overwhelming thought that my readinghttp://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/03/mid-terms.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-238627412654660755Tue, 25 Mar 2008 01:49:00 +00002008-04-01T17:04:08.451+09:00I never did get to try fugu, or even eat at the intended sushi bar. I did go to Osaka, Den Den town, but it took Johnny and I a while to find it. We got off at the wrong stop, and wandered for a while. We went through Shinsaibashi's shotengai, and it was not stop shops among a river of people. We found the festival but only got to enjoy it for for about 15 minutes. We saw some authentic Japanese http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/03/tough-times-good-times.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-8145616292835294393Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:09:00 +00002008-03-19T17:49:22.801+09:00Wednesday, it is raining hard, all day Chupa Chups tennis was canceled, and I have yet again utilized the internet almost non-stop for 4hrs. The CIE lounge is quiet (thanks to spring break), but it is like my own glass prison. Today I have decided to convince my room mates to get the internet. My problem is that I don't have a computer. I am still toying with the idea, but it could have http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/03/in-rain.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-6314280446746420995Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:42:00 +00002008-03-18T16:49:20.571+09:00It is now spring break, and I am doing everything in my power to relax. This includes hot baths, guitar, hacky sack, and Scrubs. That sums up my past couple of days pretty much, but I did do some interesting stuff before I hit chill town. Last Thursday I hit up the Manga Museum in Kyoto, and went to a talk given by Professor Seaman (of UMASS) at Doshisha University. Friday I went to Karaoke, and http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/03/spring-break.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-6603792069033797235Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:18:00 +00002008-03-12T17:28:36.819+09:00Wednesday again, and Internet time to kill. I have had a good week since my last post and it is mostly due to the weather. I have endured some hardships within this time frame, but I am as optimistic as ever. Japan in the spring time is truly something else.As was the plan, this past weekend Johnny and I ventured south to Okayama and visited the Umeharas. It was awesome. After my not being in http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/03/benches-and-breakdowns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-8009585044026288725Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:39:00 +00002008-03-27T14:13:09.010+09:00It's March. School is tolerable now, despite the test, quiz, and proposal I have due tomorrow. The work is coming and going in waves, and most of my time is spent procrastinating. I think I've recovered from my lack of creativity; however I seem to have picked up the cold that has plagued our apartment. The weather going from spring to winter in shifts isn't helping much either. This weekend http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/02/its-march.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-6355367815705424653Mon, 25 Feb 2008 06:09:00 +00002008-02-26T14:34:51.919+09:00Well another 10 days and too much stuff to really go into detail. Not having the Internet at my place is slightly to blame, the majority of my down time is spent spent there. Being busy with school is also another large factor. I have another blog that I started for my Visual Anthropology class, it analyzes Japanese culture. I haven't had much time for the posts on it (much like this one), but http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/02/again-with-absence.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-5452327871203894795Sat, 16 Feb 2008 03:20:00 +00002008-02-26T14:40:03.767+09:00http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/02/few-more-pictures.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-8317271535362358005Tue, 12 Feb 2008 04:43:00 +00002008-02-12T14:57:09.785+09:00Classes have been in session for a week now, thus the one week absence. I'll do my best to summarize the past week and a half's events. As you can see below, I did a bit of sightseeing. The trip to Kyoto was the Fri. before class started, and I'm glad I chose to go. Thankfully I wasn't too hung over from Johnny's birthday to enjoy the tour. We went to Kyomizutera (translation: Holy Water Temple) http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/02/one-week-and-one-holiday-later.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-258938537094143193Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:31:00 +00002008-03-25T10:23:49.255+09:00http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/02/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-9043746681956988531Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:54:00 +00002008-01-31T16:21:26.231+09:00Today is thursday, it is registration day. I actually got my shit done, and it felt good. It really was a bitch though, loose ends still dangle in the wind. Confucious is flowing from my fingertips; I think I'm turning Japanese. No. No Vapors. I didn't even know they did that song (thanks google), I honestly thought it was Devo. Anyways, I signed up for some bitchin classes, (hopefully) got a http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/01/today-is-very-important-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-4662133397506385836Wed, 30 Jan 2008 05:08:00 +00002008-01-30T14:59:17.255+09:00Yesterday I was supposed to take my comprehension test, however I messed up the time in my head, woke up an hour later than I had to, and arrived on campus and hour after the test had started. There was also a banking session I was going to go to, however I missed that as well. It turned out I was looking at today's schedule the whole time. Therefore, I took the placement exam. The whole thing http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/01/comprehension-test.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7334305410907924443.post-2030715018561329937Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:34:00 +00002008-01-28T16:29:30.592+09:00Well I'm in Japan and it was quite the bitch getting over here. I was sick the whole flight and am still sick 5 days later. I saw California for the first time and it made me happy, I'd like to have stayed for at least a day. I spaned the US, then the pacific, it was murder. Since arriving, I've had sushi three times and kitsune Udon twice. Japanese food is healthy, cheap, and delicious! Our http://corygtb.blogspot.com/2008/01/made-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Cory G.)0