“Let’s become lost children together”

Posted by on Oct 13, 2011 in Tokyo, Travel Volunteer Journey | 5 Comments
“Let’s become lost children together”

It’s 1995 and I am 12 years old. It is a very hot night in Scotland, which are as common as snowfall in Saudi Arabia. I am unable to sleep, so turn on the small television in the bedroom I share with my brother. There are four channels: the two from the BBC, which are ...

The Kingdom of Nerdalot

Posted by on Oct 10, 2011 in Tokyo, Travel Volunteer Journey | 2 Comments
The Kingdom of Nerdalot

All of Australia, Denmark, Norway and handful of Pacific islands, that’s how many people are in Tokyo. Or Canada – every man, woman and child that lives in the wide vastness of Canada, all swallowed up by a single, ravenous city. If the last few weeks have taught us little else, it’s that Japan is ...