Wandering Wojcik

Le Moulin Jaune

May 6, 2018

The other day my host mother told me that if the weather was good, we would be going on a picnic during the weekend. I imagined it would be a typical picnic. At a simple park, with some food and some blankets. Well, there were food and blankets, but…

Bonjour, Paris!

May 3, 2018

France

I currently find myself in France, where I will be staying for most of the current month. I have the pleasure of staying with a host family who couldn’t be nicer, and am in close proximity to Paris. After a few days of settling into life in France, my…

Exploring DisneySea: Part 2

April 16, 2018

Japan

With my Fastpass return time still hours away, I had little reason to stay in the Mysterious Island area of the park. I ventured forward to whatever the next area would be. After some walking, I found myself in ‘Mermaid Lagoon’, heavily inspired by The Little Mermaid. The most…

Exploring DisneySea: Part 1

April 12, 2018

Japan

During my stay in Tokyo, I enjoyed my fair share of exploration. Continuing to explore Ueno, meeting friends in Shibuya, even hopping a train down to Kamakura to do some sightseeing. Of all the places I planned to visit, there was one place I knew I wanted to go…

Back in the U.S. of A.

April 7, 2018

Personal

It's an interesting feeling. To be back in a place you once called home after being gone for an extended amount of time. To recognize everything, yet have it be unfamiliar to you at the same time. There are the obvious things that others can guess at, and there…

Away in Ueno

April 2, 2018

Japan

And so closes another chapter in the book of Wojcik. Yesterday I bid farewell to Tochigi, a place I have called home for the past year. I’ve had a lot of great memories made, and met plenty of great people, much of it due to me being in Tochigi.…

Pirate Bar: The Buccaneer!

March 25, 2018

Japan

When people think of cities in Japan, often places like 'Tokyo', 'Kyoto', 'Osaka', and possibly a few others come to mind. For many, 'Utsunomiya' isn't a city that is familiar. Though not as well known as other cities in Japan, Utsunomiya does have some nice offerings. The city is…

Why I do what I do

March 23, 2018

Personal

This past week has been tough for me, as I have had to say 'farewell for now' to my current students, whom I have had the pleasure of teaching for the past year in Japan. Though it is not the first time I have parted with students, it doesn't…

Kyoto: Day 2 and 3

March 21, 2018

Japan

It was now day 2 of my 3 day vacation in Kyoto. I was still tired from the previous day (the sound of late night sirens in the streets didn’t help the matter), but I knew I couldn’t just stay in my hotel all day. I went outside and…

Kyoto: Day 1 (Fulfilling a dream!)

March 17, 2018

Japan

For the longest time I had dreamed of coming to Japan, and along with that, I yearned to visit Kyoto the most. Everything I had read and been told suggested that Kyoto was the place to go to see the traditional part of Japan. From shrines to geisha, the…