RioTokyo

Who am I?

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 07:45:05 -0500

Whoever said, “the more you learn the less you know,” was stinkin’ brilliant. Or at least that’s what I tell myself when I think back over my few months in Japan and realize that even though I’ve lear

Peaceful Hiroshima

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:59:36 -0500

As my time in Japan is winding down, I find myself sprinting to the sites I have left on my list to see. Unfortunately, one of the sites I saved for a last-minute look was Hiroshima. With its monument

Blossoms...everywhere

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:58:46 -0500

Yesterday was a big day. March 24 by itself doesn’t mean much. But coupled with the event of “opening cherry blossoms” it is one of the most anticipated days of the year. Especially for my Japanese f

Hurricane Megan

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:07:20 -0500

My friend Megan was here last week for what seemed like five minutes. Actually she was here for a whole week, but between the catching up we needed to do and my long list of things Megan just “had to

My name is Hadley and I eat McDonald’s

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:15:12 -0500

I’m the first to admit, I’m a food snob. If I have a choice, I will always pick the non-chain restaurant and have been known to readily shun those uncultured tourists who travel to a foreign country a