Shona McCarthyDec 27, 20192 min readHarajuku in the Night: 原宿武道(Takeshita Street, Harajuku. Photo free from Pexels.) During my stay in Tokyo, I wasn't completely sure I wanted to visit Harajuku. On...
Shona McCarthyDec 20, 20193 min readChinese Work Experiences(This is a piece I wrote when I was part the way through my course.) I have had experiences working with Chinese students in the past in...
Shona McCarthyDec 13, 20192 min readJidai Matsuri/Tomoe Gozen 時代祭( Cover image taken from a video by Lively Kyoto. Please see their wonderful Youtube channel! youtu.be/e4l7ZCAd52k )
Shona McCarthyNov 27, 20192 min readBox Hill Chinese New Year Festival(Me with a Chinese Deity selling massage chairs in Box Hill Central, 2018.) Imagine a Chinese New Year Festival full of Lion Dances,...
Shona McCarthyNov 15, 20194 min readThe Grave Of Ryoma SakamotoRyoma Sakamoto was probably the greatest man in Japanese history. So, naturally his grave is a point of great significance. I described...
Shona McCarthyNov 13, 20192 min readBeverly Hills Boulangerie, USJWhen you enter Universal Studios Japan, one of the first places of eating you will find is the Beverly Hills Boulangerie. While I didn't...
Shona McCarthySep 2, 20194 min readPreparing For A Study TourIn preparing to go overseas, one must always prepare thoughtfully, but since the study tour in Guangzhou and Yangzhou will be, just that, a
Shona McCarthyAug 18, 20196 min readWhat Is In My Name?I have two names, and within those two names, I have seven names in total. Soon after I was born to my parents, a mixed race couple, a...
Shona McCarthyJul 1, 20196 min readFeeling Eurasian(Free image from Wix.) (I originally wrote most of this piece as I was preparing to go on a study tour in China. Since then, my mindset...
Shona McCarthyJun 17, 20197 min readBudget Travel: Booking Your Flights(This post originally appeared on my other blog, Shona McCarthy Travels. But I have decided to shut that down and develop this blog....