Tucked away in Granite Falls, the Tsubaki Grand Shrine of America is the first Shinto shrine built on American soil after World War II. Tsubaki America Shrine was established in 1986 in Stockton, CA by Rev. Dr. Yukitaka Yamamoto the 96th High Priest of Tsubaki Grand Shrine in Mie, Japan. Tsubaki America was the 1st […]
On our way over to Tsubaki Shrine, we passed by a park entrance and decided to turn around and check it out! It was my first time actually seeing the backroads of Arlington, so I was really amazed how peaceful and secluded everything felt. The rain was still coming down, so we decided to keep […]
My love and appreciation for My Hero Academia was almost instantaneous. I started with the anime, and 1 episode in I was already sobbing hard. And then with episode 2 I cried more. And episode 3 even more. Then I picked up the manga and caught up in… maybe a day or two. Still lots […]
This year I told myself I would be better at organizing my living and creative space (which happen to both be my bedroom). Something I really enjoy is home improvement (I’m one of those types that actually enjoy watching HGTV while waiting at the Verizon store) and lately downsizing the clutter I end up accumulating […]
I was thinking it’d be fun to talk about music here more. It’s always been a big part of my life, but I never felt “qualified” to talk about the music I like in more detail. The more I thought about it, the less it mattered what “qualifications” I felt I needed. I came across […]