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Hi! My name is Cate and I love to surf, travel, hike, and meet new people. I speak Japanese at a business level after living in Nagoya, Nagano, and Miyazaki. Currently I reside in San Clemente, CA, where I work as a web developer and surf every day. Check out my Instagram and blogs of my travels below.
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Sea glass and surf
This morning I again started my morning with hunting for sea glass. I went out a little later than normal because it was raining around sunrise. Around 5 am, the…
September 24, 2019
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Aoshima Life~🌴
Today was a good day!! It started with the guys all waking me up before sunrise because they wanted to go surf and I’m such a light sleeper. I’d said…
September 23, 2019
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Sea glass and surf
This morning I again started my morning with hunting for sea glass. I went out a little later than normal because it was raining around sunrise. Around 5 am, the robot vacuum in our room automatically turned on and started vacuuming the room. It was so scary! :O Luckily Guille got up and turned it […]
September 24, 2019
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Aoshima Life~🌴
Today was a good day!! It started with the guys all waking me up before sunrise because they wanted to go surf and I’m such a light sleeper. I’d said last night I wasn’t going to go but when I couldn’t fall back asleep with all the noise I decided to go watch the sunrise […]
September 23, 2019
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Surfing where the 2020 Olympians will surf!
Last December I surfed at the very same beach the surfing portion of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be held. Ichinomiya Beach in Chiba prefecture. I had been surfing weekly in Niigata prefecture with my friend, Satoshi. But the waves in Niigata are small and not too consistent. We decided we wanted to change things […]
July 4, 2019
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Beach Camping in JAPAN?
Check out the article of my adventure! https://wow-j.com/en/Allguides/koshinetsu/sightseeing/02270_en/ “Is it illegal to camp on the beach in Japan? Like, not in a camping area. Actually on top of the sand?” I asked my RA. He assured me that, while it’s not really a good thing to do, it’s not illegal. Which was exactly what I […]
June 20, 2019
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Skiing In Japan
Finally I got to go skiing in Japan! This year was a bit warmer than usual, so it took a while for enough snow to fall for the ski resorts to open. But they finally opened and my friend Haruka invited me to go skiing! On Saturday, I took the train to her house. She […]
January 22, 2019
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Already got a Japanese guy’s number
I arrived in Japan! After a long 16-hour flight where I slept seven hours, ate food, and watched three movies, I arrived in Taipei for my 9 hour layover. I had no problem exchanging money and finding the luggage lockers. Then I headed into the city to find the Elephant Mountain. It was easy to […]
October 7, 2018