In Fair Kyoto Where We Lay Our Scene

Posted by on Dec 16, 2011 in Kyoto, Travel Volunteer Journey | No Comments
In Fair Kyoto Where We Lay Our Scene

Zen Meditation It’s fair to say I’ve got a lot on my mind at the moment. Our great Japanese adventure is drawing to a close. The unmanageably massive question of “what next?” needs to be answered. I have an impending job interview. I don’t yet know what I’m going to get my mother for Christmas. ...

50 Things We’ve Learned in 50 Days

Posted by on Nov 3, 2011 in Travel Volunteer Journey, Wakayama | 5 Comments
50 Things We’ve Learned in 50 Days

Today was unfortunately a bit of a wash out in Wakayama prefecture. The seasonal gloom made pictures pretty hard and created a strangely flat feeling to mark what has been an amazing 50 days so far. So rather than try to scrape butter over too much bread with what happened today, we thought we’d bring ...

Gods Help Us!

Posted by on Oct 29, 2011 in Mie, Travel Volunteer Journey | 3 Comments
Gods Help Us!

Last year we met a guy in the Philippines who lost his faith in Catholicism because of Frodo Baggins. It was hard to deny his logic: if Tolkien could create a world so vivid and steeped in history as Middle Earth, then of course the Greatest Story Ever Told, could be just that – especially ...

Face Painting

Posted by on Oct 15, 2011 in Gunma, Travel Volunteer Journey | 3 Comments
Face Painting

As with most ancient religious figures, there is some conjecture about the true history of Daruma, a devout monk whose practise of extreme mediation gave rise to Zen Buddhism. One colourful tale that says once, during a nine session of staring at a wall, he once fell asleep. On waking, he was so disgusted with ...