Returning Home: Sendai to Dubrovnik (travel notes)
What follows are the notes I took on my long journey home from Sendai to the US. It includes many other journeys of which I have already written. These notes have been incorporated into posts of that trip [Round the World I} 1987 March 29 Nikko Line (Japan) Nikko, Tochigi, Japan I left Sendai after spending my last night in Mark's apartment. Ironically, that was also the first place I stayed when I arrived in Sendai. Ono-san, Shin-chan, and Hoshi-kun took me to the stat
Round the World I: Sendai to Beijing (1)
** Note: all headings in italic and underlined indicate a travel journal entry which indicate the date written and location. At times they do not match the timeline exactly. Italicized passages are the notes I wrote on the journey. PROLOGUE Without a doubt, living and working in Japan completely changed my life trajectory. Above all, I was exposed to a culture radically different from my own. Equally important to my personal growth were all the travel opportunities ava
