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My Summer To-Do List

Weekly Topic: For a Summer to Remember…! Do you have your own "To Do List"?

Steph C

I'm the kind of person who plans things almost obsessively, because I need the thoughts to be on paper instead of in my head! I have a to-do list app on my phone that I use multiple times a day and I'm not sure I could cope without it, anymore.

Because of this obsession, I also have an entire spreadsheet that maps out what I plan to do each month while I'm in Japan. And it's colour-coded by season! Right now I'm behind on my plans because it's been too hot to go out as much as I wanted, but I've just finished a short trip to Kanazawa, and for the rest of the summer I'll be travelling in Tohoku, so I hope it's a little bit cooler than when I was in Kansai!

Other than two days in Sendai on a previous trip, I haven't spent much time in Tohoku, so I'm looking forward to exploring more areas. If you have recommendations, please let me know!!

Right now, my summer to-do list includes:
  • Visit Zao (Yamagata)
  • Attend the Tanabata festival (Miyagi)
  • Ride the Tadami Line train (Fukushima)
  • Visit Dewa Sanzan (Yamagata)
  • Improve my Japanese (this one never leaves the list!)
What are you working on this summer? Are you travelling at all? Let's chat about it!

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