I returned home from Japan on Monday. That was my longest trip in a while but it still went much too quickly. I think I’ll go back and make some comments on my picture posts so I don’t have to recount everything here. Returning home has been strange. The primary reason is that my family…… Continue reading Journal Entry 9.25.2015
Author: Mateo de Colón
Global Citizen! こんにちは！僕の名前はマットです. Es decir soy Mateo. Aussi, je m'appelle Mathieu. Likes: Languages, Cultures, Computers, History, being Alive! \(^.^)/
Sunset – Thursday, September 24, 2015
Perhaps the final sunset from my view for 2015. It will now be hidden behind the mountain until it returns next spring. In 2014 I called the final sunset also on September 25th in this blog post; yet in my calendar I had it on September 22nd. I guess it just depends if I’m watching…… Continue reading Sunset – Thursday, September 24, 2015
Tonight’s sunset
Tonight’s Waxing Gibbous
Graves of the 47 Ronin
I visited Sengakuji after a late night and too many bottles of Shochu in Nishiogikubo. I went drinking with a Japanese friend and it was a great experience although I do not remember much of it. He was dressed in traditional Japanese clothing and the street he took me to was lined with small, seemingly Edo-era restaurants.…… Continue reading Graves of the 47 Ronin
Koma Shrine 高麗神社
Koma Shrine http://goo.gl/maps/qw0V1 I learned that this was a Korean shrine but nobody could explain the history behind it. Yes, ok, it is a Korean shrine but what is a Korean shrine doing in Japan? Is there a large Korean community nearby? To find the answer I had to do a simple Google search and…… Continue reading Koma Shrine 高麗神社
Sunrise in Saitama
おはようございます！ The beautiful, ancient rice field is now in harvest season. I felt grateful to be able to catch this sunrise as the only sliver of clear sky is just on the horizon and the space between the hill and tree only amounts to about a month of visibility. To think that my wife’s family…… Continue reading Sunrise in Saitama
A rice field haiku
The ancient rice fieldSaturated by gray cloudsOf US warplanes aboveMateo de Colón Just walked through this beautiful landscape and was struck by the contrast of its timeless serenity and the roaring of the ceaseless American warplanes flying overhead towards Yokosuka. It is a melancholy feeling indeed and brought forth an unsolicited haiku. Update 9.25.2015 I…… Continue reading A rice field haiku