Comments on: A Teacher’s Story: My Gaijin Experience In Japan

By: anon

anon — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 03:05:04 +0000

hi! id love for you to look into this, as she could’ve also been there teaching under a new identity. MISSING: Skye Lynn Budnick Skye Lynn Budnick left the US April 1st, 2008 and traveled to Hokkaido. She traveled from Connecticut to Washington DC (4/1/08) where she had a layover, then from Washington DC to Narita Airport in Tokyo. Skye then flew to Chitose Airport and arrived 4/2/2008. She stayed at the Kiyomizuya Ryokan in Noboribetsu from 4/4-4/5. Skye then took a taxi to Karurusu Onsen Suzuki Ryokan and stayed there for one night, 4/6. On 4/7, Skye checked out and mentioned to the innkeeper she was headed to Sapporo. If anyone has any information, thinks they may have possibly seen Skye at any of these locations at the time or have sighted her anytime since then, please contact the Southington Police Department. You can also contact her sister and read more about Skye’s case at http://www.survivingskye.com

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 27 Dec 2019 18:59:14 +0000

Great article, Dave!
I enjoyed reading about your life in Japan and how you processed various thoughts throughout your time there.
I studied abroad for 1 year in Kyoto and have plans to return to work in Japan in the future. Though I too found difficulty in some moments, I actually felt quite comfortable there in comparison to life in the states. However, with that being said, home is home, and I always feel relieved arriving back stateside.
Since I was studying Japanese langauge and culture there, my ability to interact in various situations was quite different from your early stages. I enjoyed mostly every day there.
I also am a quiet type and enjoy really old and refined music. So the classic kissatens and temple gardens in Kyoto were particularly suitable for me.

Anyways, thanks for writing and happy holidays !

By: Michael & Gina

Michael & Gina — Sun, 18 Nov 2018 10:21:33 +0000

We enjoyed reading your article very much, Jimmy. We haven’t been to Sapporo. We were almost on our way after booking anr Air Canada flight & an apartment for one month when he North Korean madman started launching missles over Hokkaido that fell into the Sea of Japan. We had insurance but the owner of the apartment refused to give us our deposit back & because our government’s State Department didn’t list North Korea on its warning/alert list for Americans not to travel there, we couldn’t collect a penny back from Allianz Insurance. Anyway, we didn’t want to risk our lives so we took a financial hit.

We love Japan. We lived in Kyoto for 3 months renting an apartment as our home base and enjoyed overnight trips to Tokyo, Osaka, etc. The Japanese culture, cuisine, transportation, cleanliness, friendy locals was right up our alley.

We didn’t want to go home. Life away from the fast paced & busy NYC was sweet.

So, we’ll be in Singapore early March 2019 for a week. Then, we’ve already booked an Air Asia flight to Osaka where we’ll rent an apartment for two months, enjoy Japan’s ‘cherry blossom season,’ again before returning home to the big city in May 2019.

M&G – NYC