Journey Back To America: First Contact

September 29, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Since coming to Japan, I’ve only gone back to the US once, and that was nearly five years ago in 2013. This year will be the first time coming back since then, and I have this opportunity because my company’s Grand Meetup is taking place in America this year. Granted, the meetup is in Orlando, […]

Home Office, Cafe, Coworking Space, Oh My

July 9, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

Nearly four months ago, it took me almost an hour to go from door-to-door for my commute to work. I’d wake up at 6am, fix breakfast for myself and my son, get dressed, drop my son off at daycare at around 7am-ish, hop on the morning train, get off at my station and walk another […]

Team Patronus Meetup #15

July 9, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Meetup End. (another late post — last one!) Goodbyes aren’t always easy, and the week sped by to an end before we knew it. Rest assured, we’ll all be seeing each other again soon in few months time at our company’s Grand Meetup, which will be held in Florida this year 🙂

Team Patronus Meetup #14

July 9, 2018.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Activity Day: Kumano Kodo (late post) Nachi Falls (那智滝 Nachi no Taki) in Nachikatsuura, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, is one of the best-known waterfalls in Japan. With a drop of 133 meters (and 13 meters wide), it is the country’s tallest water fall with single uninterrupted drop. Believed to house a kami called Hiryū Gongen worshiped at […]