Yesterday was national cat day – because 02/22 is pronounced “ni ni ni” which sounds like cat sounds. So stores have a bunch of cute cat-themed treats!
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Who We Are

We’re Teddy and Cassie McCormick.
We’re currently in the process of moving to Japan.
We’re pretty cool in general.
Latest Thoughts
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We are back in Japan, currently on the train to Hakodate! Hooray!
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Teddy’s Birthday!
Wow! Look! Two posts without a month in between! Crazy! But don’t be too proud of me, because this post is still a month overdue…
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Apparently We Speak Spanish?
First off, hello! It has been a long time! Partly because I haven’t been in the mood, partly because I haven’t felt like I had any stories to tell. Now I have realized we have many stories that I never got around to telling!
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Why We Love It Here
Another photo dump! Not a massive one but it’s been a minute.
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Japanese Makes So Much Sense
Cassie and I have both obviously been studying Japanese since before we left the States, and it has not been a fast or an easy process. But the more we come to understand Japanese, the more I think the hardest part about Japanese isn’t anything about Japanese – it’s just how different it is from […]
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Living Life
I don’t normally like posts apologizing for not posting, but uh, it’s been a minute, so I am sorry to anyone who’s been wondering how we’re doing. We’re doing great! We’re just, like, settled in now.
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Merry Christmas!
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Finally Back
I am writing this from our Airbnb in Hakodate! A bit later than we’d planned, but at least we’re here now.
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Old/New Friends
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Off to Korea
We’re currently packing for South Korea tomorrow! It’s funny how weird it feels to be going to another country – we’ve been traveling a lot in a foreign country up until now, but this is a new foreign country, and it’s strange to think we’ll be in a whole different place tomorrow night.
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Winter Wonderland