Beau's Blog

It’s 2pm on May 20th and I’m writing this in a Tully’s coffee shop at a train station in Tokorozawa (outskirts of Tokyo) with some time before a ping pong meetup. With my late bedtime and loving sweet matcha drinks, I had to order the matchalista – a frozen matcha drink topped with cacao bits.…

As I write this, it’s 5pm on May 18th and I’m in Tachikawa, Tokyo at Caffe Veloce indulging on iced matcha and a matcha cake. Normally I stay away from caffeine in the afternoons, but “normally” I’m not working until 1am like I am now in Japan. I call that glass half full! Apr 25,…

Shinkansen from Kyoto to TokyoMay 10 – 9:18am Oh there goes Mt. Fuji! Outside of human powered travel options, I can’t think of transportation I prefer more than the shinkansen. Hopefully it’s good for reflecting on experiences from a couple weeks ago. There’s a lottt to cover. Here we go! Apr 23, 2023 | Disc…

Somewhere over the PacificMay 1 – 11:06am Japan Time | April 30 – 8:06pm Pacific Time They say time flies when you’re having fun. Time has been flying by the past week and a half. I also am literally flying in a plane right now so I also got that going for me. There’s a…