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JenB
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I’m a Southern Lady living life in Japan.🇯🇵 ようこそ!🌸
Follow my year-long attempt to share a #DailyGratitudePost everyday in 2025. Big or small - there’s always something to be grateful for isn’t there?🙏🏽
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Finally - had time for a nice long catchup chat with The Fam today (25年11月16日・日) after I finally could crawl out of bed this morning 🛌🤗🥱

Was just what I needed🥹🙏🏽💕
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Was unexpectedly running to & fro again today (25年11月15日・土); needed to get to the airport to pick up (potentially) sick students.🤒 Reserved a ticket for the airport bus & arrived to the bus stop nice & early. And waited. And waited. And waited…🤔
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November 15, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Made a conscious effort to step away from work today (25年11月14日・金) to have #lunch with a friend from one of my fav food trucks that comes nearby on Fridays!🥘🛻
Tasty Times!🤗👏🏽❣️
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Really happy that today (25年11月13日・木) is #Thursday and there’s just one more day in this hectic workweek to go!🙏🏽🙌🏽😏
November 13, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Today (25年11月12日・水), I celebrated with my Sisters becoming a Silver Star🌟 of the most fabulous group of Ladies in the Land - Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc!💕💚🙌🏽

Happy AKAversary to me!! 💗💚💕💚💖💚💕💚💗💚

#AlphaKappaAlpha #SilverStar #AKA1908 #AKAversary #TokyoAKAs
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Despite my brain being just worn out (not to mention still sleep deprived!😴) I enjoyed my #日本語 #Japanese class today (25年11月11日・火) working on a ‘real-world’ assignment❣️🤓😏
Adding to my repertoire!🤗
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Success!🙌🏽 Completed the student program today (25年11月10日・月) and everyone made it on the #Shinkansen safely back to Tokyo!🤗

What a truly unforgettable experience in #Kamaishi, Iwate!🙏🏽
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Well… had another unforgettable day though in a completely different way today (25年11月9日・日). Had to initiate our emergency plan due to a series of earthquakes + a tsunami advisory being issued in the very area of Iwate we are in with the students.😒🌊
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November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Had a pretty unforgettable day today (25年11月8日・土) on our program in #Iwate.🙏🏽 Started w/ an evacuation drill to a temple in the hills w/ a talk by the head monk🌊; also retraced the steps of an incredible survivor of the tsunami while walking the escape route she took as a child. 🙌🏽
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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And the 2nd program day (25年11月7日・金) is a wrap! Overall was pleased at the response of the students to the #Iwate Tsunami Memorial Museum. It’s a lot to process but they were champs!🙏🏽
November 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Made it to the end of Day 1 of 5 (25年11月6日・木) of the biggest student program of the year for my team.🙌🏽 Moved 51 people from #Tokyo up north to #Iwate🍂 and didn’t lose or leave anyone along the way!😅 Success!👏🏽 (So far!)🙏🏽
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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As the weather turns cooler, I’m happy to break out the #Fall 🍂 wardrobe options. One being my well-loved #cowboy boots👢which I happily rocked today (25年11月5日・水)🤗 And one of my students commented that they loved them & could definitely see the Southerner in me!☺️💕
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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So I got out of the house later than I intended this morning (25年11月3日・月) due to a series of events...😒 I was kinda irritated since I don’t like feeling like I have to rush at the start of the day…🏃🏽‍♀️
Then - some really fortunate events happened because I was ‘running late’⏰ (1/6)
November 3, 2025 at 3:29 PM
#DailyGratitudePost Our Res Hall was jumping today (25年11月2日・日) for a Sunday! We had out of town guests running programs throughout the day🌇🌃. They really enjoyed using the facilities & the students enjoyed interacting w/ folks they don’t usually see in Tokyo🗼Was nice welcoming colleagues to Japan!☺️
November 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Today (25年11月1日・土) was Nails 💅🏽 Day! And a nice way to start a new month.🤗 Relatively understated design this time due to time constraints; but lovely for Fall all the same I’d say!
🍂🍁🎑 #FallNails
November 1, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Happy🎃Halloween! Hope everyone has an enjoyably #spooky day (25年10月31日・金).🫣 I started mine off in the right spirit👻 - since I had a scary fall down a couple of stairs on my front porch to start the morning.🤦🏽‍♀️
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October 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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An under-known part of life in #Japan is finding absolute treasures at #second-hand / #thrift stores around town.🗝️ Such good quality items turn up at such good prices!👍🏽

Happy with my latest discovery today (25年10月30日・木) as well for my upcoming program trip out of town! 💼
October 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Worked from home today (25年10月29日・水) but stepped out this evening right as the sun was setting.🌅 And it was one of those days where the setting sun paints the clouds the prettiest shades of pink!💕
Happy to have caught a glimpse!🙌🏽
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Enjoyed working with an important partner today (25年10月28日・火) on our big project coming up next month.👍🏽 There is something satisfying about seeing the months of work finally settling in to place piece by piece!👣
October 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
#DailyGratitudePost Some of the students wanted to have a ‘Halloweek’🎃 Brunch today (25年10月27日・月) to start off the week!👻🦇🧛‍♀️ And maybe the cutest thing was how excited these “big boys & girls” were to make Halloween origami & decorations for their rooms at the arts&crafts table w/ their friends! 🥹🎃👻
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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As a bit of motivation to tackle some work tasks today (25年10月26日・日) before the actual workweek got started, I enjoyed my fav #cinnamon #latte at my neighborhood #coffee shop☕️⬇️. And it was especially tasty today for some reason!☺️💕
October 26, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Had a chance to have dinner and drinks tonight (25年10月25日・土) with some #Nashville friends - one in town for work; the other here on sabbatical🤗.

Both I was very happy to reminisce with about TN days over #yakiniku bbq🍖& whisky at the local #TN theme bar in Tokyo!🥃
October 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Had a very full day today (25年10月24日・金) hosting two special programs on-site😅 then a visit to a local art gallery in town⬇️ to wrap up the day’s programming.🏃🏽‍♀️

But I’m quite pleased with how everything turned out today; and proud of the work I did this week👍🏽
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Was invited to a reception tonight (25年10月23日・木) by an old JET Program friend who is in town from DC🌸. Right after I arrived, I commented on the lovely dress👗 of one of the guests & we got to chatting a bit. It was her first time in Japan (I love meeting first-timers🤗).
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October 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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Happy to be back home in #Tokyo after wrapping up my quick business trip (25年10月22日・水) to #Iwate.

But look at all the treats that were enjoyed while I was there!🤗⬇️🙏🏽💕
October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM