Author Archives: Eryk Salvaggio

On Japanese Insects

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

A guide to the idiosyncratic wildlife found behind my house. Continue reading →

Posted in Fukuoka, Travel, Weird | 3 Comments

Stereotypical Japanese Apartment Tour

Posted on August 10, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

A few corrections, now that I’ve been in Japan for a year: 1. This is clearly not a studio apartment. 2. That is not the city of Fukuoka, nor is the white dome the Yahoo! Dome, an error I now … Continue reading →

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Off the Grid in Japan

Posted on August 8, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

I don’t have Internet and I’m not sure when I’ll get it. This post is being written on an iPod touch, saved on my WordPress application, and sent when I manage to sneak under an old Japanese guy’s porch. Most … Continue reading →

Posted in Fukuoka, Homesickness, Preparations | Tagged | 1 Comment

On Flying, 2 | 航空二

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

Three hours into a 14-hour flight to Japan and already going to the bathroom is an event. Continue reading →

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On Flying to Japan | 機上

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

My flight is a 16-hour long marathon from Boston to Newark, NJ (Why not?) and then a straight shot to Narita International Airport in Tokyo, where it will be a 2 hour flight. Continue reading →

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Advice | 勧め

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Eryk Salvaggio

Three pieces of Japanese life advice from Ben Benjamin. Continue reading →

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