Silence, the Educator. My Time in Tokyo

"The eyes behind silence get a glimpse into the realities of the unknown." - me

I took lessons on how to play some Japanese music and wore a kimono my teacher's mother handmade! Pooh is the name of the cutest dog who was with me the whole time, supporting me efforts!

As I was thinking about how to describe my (too short of a) time in Tokyo, I decided on peaceful observations. I feel it's quite fitting as I did not have much to say (giant language barrier) and the calm and mellowness of the people was contagious. I felt like I was walking on clouds the whole time without a care in the world. Surprisingly (or maybe not surprisingly), few people in Tokyo speak English. And, there is something to be said about keeping your mouth shut and simply taking in your surroundings. So not being able to communicate was not really that terrible. The city and metro is easiest enough to navigate and pictures really do speak a thousand words! (click below to read more)

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