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Those Last Few Days: A Prolonged Goodbye

Onyekachi Nwabueze

Onyekachi Nwabueze, Dec 21, 2015

Sayōnara Japan

Alex Nguyen

Alex Nguyen, Dec 18, 2015

Getting a Haircut in Japan

The story of the time I got a free haircut at a nice salon in Tokyo with minimal proficiency in the language.

Daily Life

Alex Nguyen

Alex Nguyen, Dec 18, 2015

What's Better than a Cat Café? An Owl Café

A story about that time I went to an owl café and got to pet and be around 20+ species of owls for an hour.

Onyekachi Nwabueze

Onyekachi Nwabueze, Dec 16, 2015

Japanese Table Manners

Onyekachi Nwabueze

Onyekachi Nwabueze, Dec 11, 2015

Did You Say Public Bathing?

Large domed building in Lisbon with colorful houses, under a blue sky.

Micaela Ferguson

Micaela Ferguson, Dec 11, 2015

Trip to Lisbon

My friends and I decided to pack our backpacks and take a trip to Lisbon, Portugal. After an overnight train ride, we arrived in the beautiful city. Here is a...