Girl Talk: Xmas Plans

Even before I was teaching through The JET Program, I had heard that the winter holiday was better spent outside of Japan. My professor put it like this, “If you’re used to spending Christmas with family, you’re going to want to make sure you’re home during the break. Well… actually, yeah. You’re just going to want to makeContinue reading “Girl Talk: Xmas Plans”

Girl Talk: Pick-up Lines

We all want to make a good impression, but I think we over-estimate our first words. While it’s fun to think back on how the connection all started, the encounter itself doesn’t always lend itself to a good story. Even if you live by an “I have no regrets” kind of attitude, the bad firstContinue reading “Girl Talk: Pick-up Lines”

“The Toyota Effect”

Why do you care so much about getting a girlfriend? I remember being asked that by my friends, my brother, and my Mom. Being so fixated on relationships really effected the way I carried myself. My enthusiasm was just short of being desperate. I wanted a “special someone”, but with each and every rejection IContinue reading ““The Toyota Effect””