Trev
@trevvv.bsky.social
American husband and father living in Tokyo’s distant and mountainous backyard, Karuizawa. I'll curate some fun adventures and share them here.
軽井沢に住む🇺🇸人 Originally from Ohio.
Working in software for life sciences industry 💊🖥💉
Obsessed with 🚴⛷️
軽井沢に住む🇺🇸人 Originally from Ohio.
Working in software for life sciences industry 💊🖥💉
Obsessed with 🚴⛷️
Starting a month of Paternity Leave today. There are some small house projects and a lot of deep thinking to do on top of getting the three-kids-one-dog family routine nailed down.
November 30, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Starting a month of Paternity Leave today. There are some small house projects and a lot of deep thinking to do on top of getting the three-kids-one-dog family routine nailed down.
Summited Hanareyama with the pups 🐶 “Summited” makes it seem significant but it’s a tiny little mountain in Karuizawa
November 29, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Summited Hanareyama with the pups 🐶 “Summited” makes it seem significant but it’s a tiny little mountain in Karuizawa
Working from my “Hanareya” today in anticipation for my wife and newborn baby girl to come home in a few days 😁
November 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Working from my “Hanareya” today in anticipation for my wife and newborn baby girl to come home in a few days 😁
Some Friday evening maki stove time
October 10, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Some Friday evening maki stove time
iPad 使いにくさにムカつきすぎて、MacBook Air買ってしまった
September 11, 2025 at 8:51 AM
iPad 使いにくさにムカつきすぎて、MacBook Air買ってしまった
Definitely not upgrading to a new iPhone this year. Air looks good, but 195,000 JPY is a lot of dough for 20g lighter phone with slightly bigger screen. Not a fan of phones getting bigger and bigger either…
September 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Definitely not upgrading to a new iPhone this year. Air looks good, but 195,000 JPY is a lot of dough for 20g lighter phone with slightly bigger screen. Not a fan of phones getting bigger and bigger either…
So the entire forested property next to mine in Karuizawa will have all trees chopped starting next week. I thought we had some 自然保護対策 but I guess they just said fuck it 😟
September 9, 2025 at 12:15 AM
So the entire forested property next to mine in Karuizawa will have all trees chopped starting next week. I thought we had some 自然保護対策 but I guess they just said fuck it 😟
A shot from our morning walk with the pups. Such great weather all day!
September 6, 2025 at 8:33 AM
A shot from our morning walk with the pups. Such great weather all day!
This is why it’s still dumb to use language test scores as anything more than a filter. You should still be checking for proficiency.
TOEICで大規模カンニングか 中国人留学生ら、イヤホンで解答共有
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
警視庁は試験中に答えを伝える「解答役」の京都大大学院生を逮捕。日本の大学院進学をめざす中国人留学生が増えるなか「不正受験ビジネス」の存在が浮かび上がりました。
www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQO...
警視庁は試験中に答えを伝える「解答役」の京都大大学院生を逮捕。日本の大学院進学をめざす中国人留学生が増えるなか「不正受験ビジネス」の存在が浮かび上がりました。
TOEICで大規模カンニングか 中国人留学生ら、イヤホンで解答共有 - 日本経済新聞
多くの大学や企業が英語能力の判定に使う民間試験「TOEIC」を巡り、中国人留学生らによる組織的なカンニングの疑いが浮上した。警視庁は試験中に答えを伝える「解答役」の京都大大学院生を逮捕。背後に不正を指南する複数の業者が暗躍しているとみる。留学生らの狙いは大学院進学とみられ、学力の証明方法に懸念が生じている。「ばれずに900点」、不正業者の影「同じ人が違う名前で何回も受験している」。5月、TO
www.nikkei.com
June 30, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This is why it’s still dumb to use language test scores as anything more than a filter. You should still be checking for proficiency.
Yesterday’s ride. Still thinking about it. Want to go again!
June 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Yesterday’s ride. Still thinking about it. Want to go again!
Nice ride today but a bit cold and a few minutes of light rain
May 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Nice ride today but a bit cold and a few minutes of light rain
Been cycling about 100km a week, 2 to 3 sessions and man do I feel better. Want to keep riding more and drop some kilos from my belly.
May 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Been cycling about 100km a week, 2 to 3 sessions and man do I feel better. Want to keep riding more and drop some kilos from my belly.
Karuizawa gravel さいくりんくis all ups and downs. Got two flat tires on my descent. Since last time I rode this course in the fall, there were a lot more twigs and tree branches on the road. Probably how I got the flats. Good ride though!
#軽井沢 #Karuizawa #Gravel #cycling #グラベル #サイクリング
#軽井沢 #Karuizawa #Gravel #cycling #グラベル #サイクリング
May 12, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Karuizawa is quite chilly and windy this morning
April 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Karuizawa is quite chilly and windy this morning
April 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
April 12, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Claude 3.7 > ChatGPT 4o at translating a scan of a Japanese elementary school grade card and generating PDF for American grandparents.
March 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Claude 3.7 > ChatGPT 4o at translating a scan of a Japanese elementary school grade card and generating PDF for American grandparents.