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Anything to do with the act of blogging. Blog themes, admin, ideas……

1st Birthday! Blogversary :D

YEY!!! 1 year in blogging!!! Local Girl Foreign Land is now 1 years old. Thank you all for being here!!!     My first post was actually a food post Cooking at Ecole Institut Paul Bocuse *lol* which was pretty ridiculous on my part since I started this blog with travel in […]

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100 posts ???? done!

I am so proud of myself. It has been a year since I started this madness. Thank you for reading and being there every step of the way ????   It is now time for a cheesy quote… ‘Pas à pas, on va loin.’ French proverb —> Step by step, […]

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hellotoyama sake kit kat giveawa

I won!!! Sake Kit Kat from Japan :D

The vlog that I won this awesome snack from was… Hello Toyama (by Lawrence).   Lawrence’s vlog is a video journal of his daily life in Toyama (a small town in Japan). His vlog is a beautiful portrait of appreciating small details living in Japan. I have been following his vlog […]

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Ichigo Ichie. One time, One meeting. 一期一会

Merry Christmas! This is my first Christmas post. For this special day, I’d like to write about the Japanese tea ceremony concept, Ichigo Ichie. 一期一会 ‘One opportunity, one encounter’ This seemingly simple sentence strikes a cord with me. I only learn about this yojijukugo (4 word idiom, 四字熟語) in 2007 when I met […]

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