Perhaps in the minority of women who never envied men for peeing standing up (more accurately: so what? ), I admit that I tried the GoGirl female urination device with…
Silver Week – Part II
…Continued from… Day 4: We are up by 5:30, out of the tent by 6, and still are some of the latest sleepers in tent city. Breakfast is warm muesli…
Silver Week – Part I
Day 1: Ellie & I depart Shimokita at approximately 7pm on Friday night, after work. We spend most of the evening winding our way down to the Tohoku Expressway which…
Adventures in Aomori
Playing outside is one of my necessities in life. I enjoy it for all the physical aspects – the knowledge that yes, my body is capable and strong; for the…
Mountain Munchies
One of the unique aspects about living in the inaka (rural Japan) is the emphasis on collecting and eating wild edibles, both from the sea and the mountainside. It was…
Missing Go Girl
I was just passed on the news this morning of Aubrey Sacco, a 23-year old from Boulder, Colorado, who went missing in early May after setting off on a solo…
The Ins & Outs
While spring has surely arrived in other parts of the world, in northern Japan it is puttering along in fits and starts. The first signs were the pale green cabbage-flowers…
Dress For the Job You Want
And if the job you want is as a professional skier in the Japan boom-time 80s, then you’ve come to the right place. In fact, as stylish and fashion-forward as…
Ho Ho Hokkaido
**Greetings, Go Girl readers – I’m happy to be here! Tune in the last Sunday of every month to check out more tales of gripping suspense and titillating adventure in…