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Promotional image for anime series, Dandadan. Features two high school students running towards the camera - seemingly running away from a flying saucer.

Things I loved in 2024

2025-01-21 1:00 am

Here are a few of the games, films and TV shows that kept me distracted from the world being on fire this past year.

2024: The year that was

2025-01-14 11:37 pm

2024 is now a blur in the rearview mirror. I hope everyone made it to 2025 in good health. Here’s a quick look at my year in review.

Japanese tiled roof of the shrine at Shibamata in Kanamachi. A pine tree with a winding trunk visible in the foreground.

Should I stay or should I go?

2023-04-27 11:40 pm

I’ve been living in Tokyo for 3 weeks now, and I’m weighing up the pros and cons of life in Japan – including the parts I could have done better.

Photograph of Tokyo Tower and the surrounding area from above.

I’m moving to Japan

2023-03-02 9:30 pm

In April I’ll move to Tokyo in what will be the biggest and most exciting challenge I’ve ever faced.

Illustration of a young woman looking at a platform made from bubble-wrap.

My life in weeks

2021-05-27 7:40 pm

Have you ever been curious about how your life might look if you broke into weeks? I was. Here’s what I came up with.

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