Jackie's Japan Journal

 I came home yesterday. Hannah is also home for about a week.  This week is Obon, one of the major holidays here in Japan. It's a time t...

I've been staying at Hannah's since Wednesday, going home tomorrow. I've really missed the cats! It's so quiet here, except ...

 It feels strange staying here. Nice but strange. I ask permission to take a shower or put the air conditioner on, as this isn't my home...

 Hannah had another episode on Tuesday, not a seizure, from what she described, it sounds like sleep paralysis.  My understanding of sleep p...

 Today, at 8:15 am, the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, 80 years ago. Three days later, the second atomic bomb was dropped on Na...

 As much as I enjoyed my shopping on Sunday, it left me totally exhausted! Yesterday was made even more difficult because of the ongoing thu...

 Recently, the only shopping I do is grocery shopping. It's turned into a rather stressful chore that needs to be done!  The main stress...