Cultural Differences – Grace Under Pressure

What They Don’t Tell You About Culture Shock

October 17, 2018October 18, 2018 by Grace Goodrich, posted in Life in Japan, Thoughts

After not going home for almost a year, I finally went back to visit my family this past August into September. The experience was both exactly what I expected and not at all anything I could have ever seen coming. When you tell people that you are going abroad, whether for a week or, in … Continue reading What They Don’t Tell You About Culture Shock

Confessions of Love: A Japanese Valentine’s Day

February 15, 2018February 16, 2018 by Grace Goodrich, posted in Life in Japan, Thoughts

after spending approximately 40 hours making chocolate over the last two weeks, I will probably never look at a Hershey's Kiss the same way again. But hey, when in Rome! Or in this case, when in Japan for Valentine's Day.