BY KELSEY AGUIRRE (image to left: (c) farhad_sh) Going to gym here in Japan is as easy as it was back home, right? Lots of us want to stay healthy, and what’s easier than hitting up a gym? That what I expected, but my adventure to find the perfect gym has taught me many things [...]
BY KRISTIN ORMISTON I have been in Japan for three months, and unfortunately it has been one disastrous fiasco after another. Some of the trouble has been self caused due to my ignorance and inexperience, and some of the trouble has been due to my very long and serious illness that eventually required hospitalisation. So [...]
Special discounted rates start from $220 + 10% tax per night including a complimentary one category upgrade. Valid: February 1 ~ 29, 2012 & March 17~ 31, 2012 (based on availability) Visit the Pacific Islands Club Saipan to experience a memorable holiday that captures the hearts of adults and kids alike. PIC (www.picresorts-saipan.com) is located [...]
Love origami but not sure how to decode the complicated instructions found in books? Having trouble visualising just what a valley fold is as compared to a mountain fold? Thanks to Heather, an American woman who has been living in Japan for 14 years, origami can be entirely possible for all of us! She creates [...]
This information changes all the time so please check http://www.carolinepover.info/earthquake-mission/current-needs/ before sending anything. Then I will send you the address of the place to send things to. Many thanks! Some of the women I have met worked with their husbands and parents in family businesses centred around fishing, and no longer have jobs. They have [...]
BY KIRSTEN ADACHI Hello Being A Broad readers. My name is Kirsten and I write the blog Cooking in Japan, a recipe blog with a mix of Japanese, non-Japanese, and fusion. I try to aim to make healthy, comfort recipes that anyone can make. I try to eat local and seasonal when I can but [...]
BY CHRISTINA BELL (image to left: Beverly&Pack) In the past year and a half, I’ve flirted carelessly with thoughts of leaving Japan. The call of year-round warmth and blooming flowers caught hold of my imagination and wouldn’t let go. Oddly, it was about that time that I developed Restless Leg Syndrome, an odd neurological disorder [...]
Tender,Juicy Corn Fed, Char-Grilled USDA Choice Grade Steak Cooked on our grill just the way you like it SPECIAL PRICES Junior 180gm 1,200 Standard 240gm 1,600 Large 300gm 2,000 Carnivore 480gm 3,200 All steaks are served on Tuscan acacia wooden boards with our special sauces for the table. French Peppercorn, Bearnaise & Blue Cheese Butter [...]
BY KAREN CARMELI If we want to know about “healthy food” it is easy to search for, find, and read a lot of information. But how do we know if the advice we find is really right for us? Sometimes we feel like eating things that are totally the opposite of what we have been [...]
BY MANDY KITCHENER So easy to make, so easy to break…But what makes keeping a resolution so difficult? Even now, just three weeks from prime resolution season at the beginning of January, I see some of my friends giving up on their resolutions, things they meant to have last all year. Is it really that [...]
