Author: Tara
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Spring Break 2014: Days 9 ~ 11 (Okinawa)
From Days 9~11 we made a trip to Okinawa. It was mine and J’s second time to visit and E’s first. J found a really nice package that included a car rental, hotel with breakfasts + 1 lunch and a dolphin experience. Although it was still a little chilly for my liking, it was a…
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Spring Break 2014: Day 8
It has been a busy few days! Friday (Day 8) was spent chillaxing at home for a few hours and then heading out for lunch with J. [shashin type=”photo” id=”8335,8336″ size=”medium” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”] We walked around in Tokyo (Omotesando) a bit, reminiscing of the old days when we would go out for a massage…
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Spring Break 2014: Day 7
Back in Tokyo and brought rain with me….WHAT?! So, I had the morning to myself and managed to actually do some work. I know, shocking! 😉 After a couple of hours of that, I went for a visit to the drugstore. Oh my gosh have I missed them?! I can spend so much time there…
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Spring Break 2014: Days 4 ~ 6
As part of my Japan visit, I decided to take the short two-hour flight over to Seoul to see my long-time adoptee friend, K. The last time I met up with her or had been to Korea was just before I moved to Abu Dhabi; thus it had been just over five years. As always,…
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Spring Break 2014: Day 3
Today was a day of relaxation and eating! 😀 The morning kicked off with some Ethan-time looking at his programs created using Scratch – game software. It looked pretty cool. [shashin type=”photo” id=”8300″ size=”small” columns=”max” order=”user” position=”center”] After relaxing and actually doing some work, we headed out to lunch – ramen!! [shashin type=”photo” id=”8302″ size=”small”…
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Spring Break 2014: Days 1 & 2
Spring break has begun! Without wasting any time, I was on a plane to Japan to catch up with my BFF. 😉 P joined me for the flight over as she is on her own tour of Japan and we had the first night to hang out. J had everything prepared for me to relax…
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Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Festival: Renee Fleming
The second concert for this year was Renee Fleming. Although I’m not always into opera, Ms Fleming is legendary and it was a really nice concert. The orchestra was also wonderful. Here are some videos and pics. [shashin type=”album” id=”85″ size=”medium” crop=”n” columns=”max” caption=”y” order=”date” position=”center”]
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Rain?
It is pouring down raining and it is March 26! I cannot remember the last time it rained this time of the year. My first year here, it poured and poured rain for about three days flooding the streets. However, it rained in February. This is extremely strange weather….It looks like it is going to…
