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A Way of Travelling
Today it makes one week that I have been in Japan, and in that one week I have begun to explore a routine. I have managed to find a café that I am happy with, which is owned by Japanese locals and where I can write peacefully. Not only does this help me to feel…
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Just a Little Walk Up the Hill
Yesterday evening, I had a good day walking around Kyoto but I was so happy to be back in my familiar little town. Even though it will only just be one week that I’ve stayed in Japan, I am already enjoying my life here and the new side of me that it reveals. It’s seasoning…
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If You Take Time to Notice
This morning, I was a little out of it. It was the first time I received an earthquake alert on my phone, and as someone who has never been through it before I had a moment of dizziness. I sat on my bed and waited… was something supposed to happen? A number of things were…
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The View from Behind the Glass
It’s my last day of rest before I begin working on my project, which I’ll be releasing next month. I’m a little scared to be honest, it’s the first time that I’m offering something like this. I think that it takes a little courage to ask for a bit of money in exchange for something…
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The Importance of Restraint
In Japan so far, I can’t help but feel this sense of spaciousness within the small. It’s difficult to describe without comparison. In the city I’m from, one block will most often contain a few ground level stores, cafes or restaurants. In Paris, you might find that above the restaurants and stores there are several…
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Layers of Quiet
Today the weather has cooled down. In fact, since yesterday evening it started to rain a little. The clouds have floated down to visit the tips of the little mountains that surround the town in which I’m living, and there is a thin mist in the air from the constant drizzle. It remains quiet, peaceful,…
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Finding the Tracks
And once again… I find myself without a mouth. Instead, I rely on my facial expressions, on my actions and on the various global sounds we all make. All the Japanese I have learned seems to have done more than go for a walk, it’s gone on holiday and will come back into my mind…
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Learning Japan
I arrived in Tokyo today during the early hours of the morning, one minute past midnight to be exact. It was raining. As I left the airport, I saw the streets of Tokyo glimmering through the rain drops that were slowly trickling down the taxi window. I spent the night being held in a quiet,…
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Thoughts Provoked from a Lack of Sleep
Well, here I am writing in Doha Airport. It’s 3am, I haven’t had any sleep for the night and I sit here with my coffee overlooking a tropical garden located within the airport. It’s a nice, peaceful place. There is water running and the sound of birds. And unlike many other airports, Doha seems to…
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It’s Time to Bear Fruit
The day has finally arrived, I take the long flight now, and I think you will not hear from me until I land. I will soon enter a totally new world, but I hope that the same thing will happen in Japan as it has in other places… I hope I will find similarities. Elements…