Like every country Japan has it's good side and bad side. Overall, I have really enjoyed my trip here and I'm glad I came. The experience of traveling to another country, stepping out of your comfort zone and the bubble of your usual existence can be very enlightening. I've been challenged in ways that made…
Monday September 27th in Taiji where the movie The Cove was filmed and home to the worst dolphin slaughter in the world I’m here at the Sea Shepherd headquarters on the ground at Taiji. I’m happy to report that I have nothing to report. The whole time I’ve been in Taiji the weather has…
Being vegan and a foodie means that my whole trip and each day is usually planned around when and where I'm going to eat. I've been sticking with vegan restaurants I can find on Happy Cow whenever possible. The street system here is crazy so finding a restaurant usually takes an hour and asking 4…
September 14th I made it through my first day of working on the farm. I’m basically a glorified weed picker, but I did get to help weigh and bag veggies for the last hour (and was rewarded with an orange popsicle!). This farm supplies veggies to 2 French restaurants in Tokyo as well as Italian…
Tuesday 3pm I made it to Tokyo!! I flew Korean Air and it was the most awesome flight I’ve ever had. They give you a bag that has a toothbrush and slippers, bring you juice every couple of hours and 2 meals were included. They were decent and they even had vegan butter. The first…