Life under the pandemic is settling down a bit now that there is some clarity about what to do and how to protect oneself. Easily…
mahmudApril 21, 2020
As you all know I am a long time resider of Japan. Prior to moving here and well into my tenure, I made a decision…
mahmudApril 14, 2020
Welcome back to the third and possibly final installment of "Oddities in Surreal Times." If you didn't know, there exists Oddities #1 and Oddities #2.…
mahmudApril 9, 2020
Welcome back. If you haven’t already, check out my previous "Oddities in Surreal Times" posting. I am doing a series of postings related to strange…
mahmudApril 7, 2020
On March 6th before things got real and the big C really reared its ugly head, I wrote a piece titled, "Corona Oddities in Japan"…
mahmudApril 5, 2020
SOURCE I love this saying, ORDER DISORDER REORDER, rather than a midlife crisis or some western tinged psychological description. I take no credit for this…
mahmudJanuary 25, 2020
People need to get out of their culture so they can really see what is going on. Experiencing other cultures helps one to see what…
mahmudJanuary 23, 2020
Skepticism weighing heavy as I began my journey to the consultation with a personal trainer (PT) we will call Jim. My first time entering the…
mahmudJanuary 20, 2020
Meeting someone I haven’t seen in more than fifteen years has had a profound impact on my life. Add to that we are like-minded, resulting…
mahmudJanuary 19, 2020
About Me
I am a Minnesotan living in Tokyo, Japan for more than a decade. I occasionally love to share my day-to-day experience through this blog.