{christina. one of my four lovely roommies while here}{adorable teeny little coffee shop with two tables and the sweetest old barista} would you ever guess that just outside Tokyo lies this darling little town brimming with canals, bikes, cafes, yummy bakeries and flower-lined narrow streets? was a pretty surprise to me! it's where CRASH has its headquarters and where many of the staff and volunteers are based out of.  wanted to show you where i've been since friday, getting ... continue reading...

 Mt Fuji from the C17 Last night I got lost trying to find where I was meeting the taxi driver outside the air force base, and just as I began to get frustrated, I saw a petite man dressed in head-to-toe white waving at me yelling, "amanda-san!!"   He was the sweetest taxi driver with the most impressive cab.   The entire interior was perfect white lace (?!) and utterly spotless - including the man himself with white gloves and a pressed white taxi ... continue reading...