Chatan-cho, Japan

After nearly a year of planning, I have finally arrived in Japan! I was initially dreading the 14-hour flight from Washington, D.C. to Tokyo, but it turned out to be a great experience. The plane was almost empty, so I had an entire row to myself. I was ...

I just had my first run-in with a Japanese centipede. My sister was getting ready to walk out the door when she suddenly became hysterical and started pointing and screaming. I saw a four-inch nightmarish creature weave its way  under the rug and ...