Day3
Eventhoughwewereexhaustedlastnightandwenttobedclosetomidnight,westillgotupat5:00amthismorning.Ihatejetlag.Wewentouttosearchforbreakfast.Thehotelhasalittlerestaurantattachtoit,butwewantedtogowherethelocalseat.Sowewenttothefoodstreetnexttothetrainstation,andfoundthislittlenoodleshopacrossthestreetfromStarbucks.Thepicturesoutsideshowedthattheyhadbeefudonnoodlefor310Yenandramennoodlefor280Yen...[
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Day1/2
EventhoughitisonelegshorterthanflyingbacktoChina,the14hrflight(thesecondlegofthetrip)fromDetroittoOsakawasatorturenonetheless.Theairlinehasbeendoingagreatjobsellingtheirseats.Everyseatontheplanewasoccupied,makingtheflightextratortuous.
WearrivedatOsaka'sinternationalairportaround6:00pm.FoundanATMandgotsomemoneybeforewecoulddoanything.ItseemstheJapaneseliveoncash.Creditcardsarenotacc...[
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Itinerary:Osaka->Kyoto->Tokyo
OnebenefitofbeingaU.S.citizenisthatIcantraveltomanycountrieswithoutavisa.Soimmediatelyaftermyoathceremony,IgotmyselfaU.S.passport,andplannedmyveryfirstJapanvacation.WhygotoJapannowthatUSdollarisweakagainstJapaneseYen?Becausemybrotherandhisfamilylivethere,andIhaven'tseenmysister-in-lawandmyniecefortwelveyears.MyniecewasatinylittlethingthelasttimeIsawher,nowsheisa...[
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Jambalayaisatastyricedishwithmeatsandvegetablesthatcanbecookedeasilyathome.TheoriginalrecipewefoundatFoodNetworkcallsforshrimp,chickenandAndouillesausage.Tomakethingseasierandquicker,weonlyputthesausagein,andcookthericeaheadoftime,butitstilltastesgood.
Ingredientsneeded:
2tablespoonsCreoleseasoning,recipefollows
4tablespoonsoliveoil
1smallonion,chopped
1smallgreenpepper,...[
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QianhadtoldmebeforetheflightthathefoundanAmericanguynamedLowellwhowouldcometotheHoustonairportandpickusup."Howdidyoufindhim?Andwhywouldhedothat?"Iasked.QiansaidheaskedaroundfororganizationsthathadhelpedforeignstudentsatLUniversity.ThechurchLowellwasworkingforatthetimewashighonthelist.SoQiancontactedthechurch,andLowellsaidhewouldcometopickusup."Churchpeoplearereallynicepeople."...[
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September27,2008marksthe100thanniversaryofFordModelTinproduction.Morethan15millionModelTswerebuiltfrom1908to1927,makingitthelongestrunofanysinglemodelapartfromtheVolkswagenBeetle.EarlierthisyearaCentennialTPartyhostedinasmalltowninIndianadrewover970ModelTsfrom47statesand9countries.HerearesomeofthebeautifullyrestoredModelTsthatwesawattheparty.
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EveryyearonLaborDayweekend,O’ReillyRacewayParkatIndianapoliswillhosttheU.S.Nationals,oneofthemostprestigiousdragracesintheworld.Davehasbeentalkingaboutgoingforyears.Ididn'twanttogobecauseIwasn'tinterestedindragracing.ButthisyearIthoughtIwouldgowithhimjusttoexperienceitonce.Andboy,IwalkedoutoftheracewaylateraNHRAfan.
NHRAstandsforNationalHotRodAssociation.Itsetsrulesfordragracingi...[
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ThedayIcametoAmericawasthelongestandhardestdayinmylife.Ibarelysleptthenightbefore.Iwasverynervous,notknowinghowwasIgoingtogettotheschool,wherewouldIsleepthatnight,howmylifewasgoingtobeforthenexttwoyears......Ifoundmyselfalittlesickinthemorningwithasorethroat,butIhadtotroopon.Myparentswenttotheairportwithme.Afterabriefgoodbyeatthecustoms,theyquicklyleft,notwantingtokeepthetaxidriverwaitingtoolong...[
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AnyonewhohasbeenthroughU.S.immigrationprocessknowshowfrustratingitcanbe.Yousendinyourapplication,thenyouwaitformonths,sometimesevenyearsforadecision.Forsomeapplications,youcanfindtheprocessingtimeonlinesoyouknowroughlyhowlongyouhavetowait.ButwhentheapplicationinvolvesFBInamecheck,likethecitizenshipapplicationIhavebeenin,thewaitseemsendlessattime,becauseUSCIS(U.S.CitizenshipandImmigrationServices...[
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3.Ababydeerstoodtenfeetfromus.
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7.Canyouseeit?
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