Earth Day is right around the corner! These days, I try to practice the essence of being kind to the Earth every day. I grew up with a long-standing, low-waste mentality; The Japanese concept of mottainai, which roughly translates to “what a waste!” While I do my best to practice mottainai at home, it is admittedly harder to do so while traveling. Through trial and error, I’ve created a guide with mottainai tips and tricks, as well as a few products that help reduce waste while traveling…
Read MoreWhile a trip to Montgomery may not be high on your list of places to visit (it wasn't on mine), I found it incredibly healing to visit in our current political climate. It's the heart of where so many of the divisions in our country started, and visiting is an empowering way in which we can begin to take ownership and responsibility for our shared history.
Read MoreHow do we get to the core of racism and begin to heal? I think it's through confronting and acknowledging our history. Bryan and I recently visited Montgomery, Alabama- the heart of where so many divisions in our country started. I found it surprisingly healing to visit in our current political climate, and I came back a different person. I know Montgomery is not high on most people's travel lists, but I really encourage everyone to visit.
Read MoreFor someone who lives to celebrate holidays at home with friends and family, one yearly holiday tradition we have may seem a bit out of character...
Read MoreLisbon might just be my favorite city in the entire world. We traveled to Portugal for our honeymoon and completely fell in love with the country.
Read MoreTo celebrate our one year wedding anniversary, Bryan and I decided to take a long weekend trip to Austin!
Read MoreWhen I first moved to San Francisco after living in Japan for two years, one of the first things I did was visit Japantown...
Read MoreWhen I moved to San Francisco in my 20’s, I only went to Japantown as the last stop on the occasional late night out.
Read MoreFor the past few months, I’ve been working hard on a new project I’m very excited to announce: Starting today, I’m hosting historic food tours of San Francisco’s Japantown through AirBnB experiences
Read MoreHave you ever been on an adventure so magical that when you tried to tell friends about it, you just can't seem to find the words to express or justify how incredible the experience was?
Read MoreI've been traveling quite a bit recently- I looked at my calendar today and realized I've been away from home for two months out of the last six.
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