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When going to a foreign country, it’s quite common to wonder if you’ll be able to use your appliances, because there’s no way of testing it on your own, right?  Well, the answer to this question does depend on which country you’re coming from.  If you are from the United States, the answer to this […]

Using money is a daily routine for most people, so knowing how to handle basic transactions on an ATM is an essential skill.  Often in Japan you can access machines, at convenience stores & the post office for example, that have an English language option.  If you have access to those kinds of ATMs, that’s […]

Page 1| Page 2| Page 3| Page 4| Page 5| Page 6| Page 7 WHAT KEPT ME FROM LOSING IT… For many people, when things get tough, they turn to God or to the church for answers. Had it been ten years earlier, I would have done the same thing. But I’d be lying if […]

Page 1| Page 2| Page 3| Page 4| Page 5| Page 6| Page 7 POST COLLEGE Fresh out of college, I was the big time Morehouse Man, Mr. Cum Laude, Mr. The World is My Oyster, Mr. Business (inner voice: You can stop now…I get the picture homie). I remember being offered an internship with […]

Page 1| Page 2| Page 3| Page 4| Page 5| Page 6| Page 7 MOREHOUSE COLLEGE (1998-2003) It may sound bad, but honestly I wasn’t thrilled about going to Morehouse. The only things I knew about the school were that it wasn’t in the best part of town and that it was a school for […]

Having a chance to visit the U.S., even though it was just a week, really made me think about how different my life is here in Japan. Different doesn’t necessarily mean better or worse…just different. This spawned the idea to create an article series showing some of the differences between being in Japan and being […]

Having a chance to visit the U.S., even though it was just a week, really made me think about how different my life is here in Japan.  Different doesn’t necessarily mean better or worse…just different.  This spawned the idea to create an article series showing some of the differences between being in Japan and being […]