Marina works at the University of California Davis. Davis/Livermore was the last grad school I attended before coming to Japan. I actually have only been to the Davis campus once, and spent all my time at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory … Continue reading →
Even though it’s quite close to where I live, this was the first time in several years I visited Asakusa. I wanted to get some Japanese glass wind chimes. Considering it was a Saturday it was not unusually crowded. Come … Continue reading →
My friend Niaja got her doctorate from MIT! And just as exciting, she arrived in Tokyo a couple of days ago and will be here for 8 months working at IBM Japan! Today we met at Asakusa, looked around, and … Continue reading →
Yes, we are still in the middle of the New Year holidays here in Japan. While I visited my local temple and shrine on the 2nd, today, January 4th, we visited the Sensoji in Asakusa. It’s so crowded that it’s … Continue reading →
