It is 10:44 AM and I’m sitting at a Mister Donut near Yanaka Ginza. As usual I woke up very early, got my sento and was out the door. The first stop was Shinjuku to learn the station layout. With my family arriving I want to know where I am going and the station is…… Continue reading Tokyo Trip 2024 – Day 2
Author: Mateo de Colón
Global Citizen! こんにちは！僕の名前はマットです. Es decir soy Mateo. Aussi, je m'appelle Mathieu. Likes: Languages, Cultures, Computers, History, being Alive! \(^.^)/
Tokyo Trip 2024 – Day 1
It is wonderful to be back in Tokyo again. It was a very long flight but my energy returned once I stepped off the plane. Even though I come here every summer there are always things I forget with the first being if I should take Skyliner or the Keisei line from Narita. Skyliner was…… Continue reading Tokyo Trip 2024 – Day 1
Lark Rise to Candleford
I’ve recently been enjoying first person accounts of life in simple villages in England and Japan which I’ve posted about a few entries previous to this one. This was a pretty long read and I learned there is actually a TV series based on the book from the BBC. Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lark_Rise_to_Candleford_(TV_series) I don’t have much…… Continue reading Lark Rise to Candleford
Journal Entry – Birthday Weekend – 47 Years Old
It is 6:37 AM on Sunday, May 26th, 2024, my birthday weekend. I’m on our extremely large couch with my youngest and our puppy. This is my favorite time of day where everything is quiet except for a soft jazz piano emanating from my “ambiance,” which is the TV showing a peaceful coffee scene on…… Continue reading Journal Entry – Birthday Weekend – 47 Years Old
Tales of the Alhambra – Washington Irving
This was the first audio book I’ve listen to since a Batman book/cassette tape I had when I was six years old. I still have it. I’ve always preferred to read instead of listen but this was only available on Libby in audio form. I learned that I enjoyed listening to books when making the…… Continue reading Tales of the Alhambra – Washington Irving
Journal Entry – 5.18.2024
It is 7:01 AM on Saturday, May 18th 2024. There are a number of things on my mind this morning. The first and perhaps most incredible is that a futuristic purpose of this blog is now halfway possible. I had imagined that my descendants in the future would be able to ‘speak with me’ through…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 5.18.2024
Journal Entry – 5.11.2024
It 4:02 PM on Saturday, May 11th 2024, the day before Mother’s Day. My boys and I participated in our dojo’s Fighter’s Cup tournament last weekend. We do the semi-knockdown which allows thin foam pads over the feet, shins and hands. Regardless they are thin and my division with huge guys, don’t offer much protection…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 5.11.2024
Israel – Palestine Conflict – My Thoughts
My international experience and language study has taught me that to really understand an issue, you must have lived there and speak the language. International news in every country is skewed through the lends of that language and culture. This distortion has become magnitudes worse over the past few decades as news has become entertainment…… Continue reading Israel – Palestine Conflict – My Thoughts