Archives for July, 2009
Drunken Foreign Languages
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
People will always say things like, “My Spanish is better when I’m drunk,” or, “My Chinese is better when I’m drunk.” And how? I thought it was a load of bullshit. But then I thought more. I believe it now. When a person is drunk they gain that drunken confidence. You can see it in [...]
Rubiks
Wednesday, July 8th, 2009
Haik and I were on the subway in Tokyo yesterday heading from our couchsurfers apartment into Shibuya. We had only three stops left to go until we reached ours. We were standing, holding on the the hanging handles when Haik says, “What the hell…” I asked him what and he told me this kid on [...]
Three Monkeys
Sunday, July 5th, 2009
So in Nikko we found this awesome cafe. There are some interesting magazines to pick up and look through and a handful of antiques around that give the place a cool atmosphere. It was comfy and cozy and on the second floor of this little run-down looking building. When still outside and across the street, [...]