#japanUnmoderated tag#japanHotmaxinpower in # japan • 9 hr. ago • 3 min readAnother Dogwood =/= Noch ein Hartriegel 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERNot long ago, we took a trip to a park where I discovered some amazing trees. Fall had just begun to bring out its colors, and the first leaves were already starting to turn a bit more colorful. In addition to the leaves glowing in the setting sun, many small, round, red fruits were hanging from the tree, which looked a bit like rose hips. But…maxinpower in # japan • 2 days ago • 2 min readOtherwise?A few days ago I was asked how to use the words otherwise , and I noticed that I hardly ever use it myself. So I was thinking about a quick and easy way to explain it and to compare it with similar transition words. And with the help of the AI of my choice I came up with the following: Otherwise — Used to explain what will happen if you…maxinpower in # japan • 3 days ago • 3 min readThe Asian Doogwood tree =/= Der Asiatische Blüten-Hartriegel 👹🍣🎎 Mein JapanIn the world of plants, you sometimes come across the most amazing names and find yourself wondering who might have inspired them. Usually, though, you encounter the plant first, and the name comes later. That’s exactly what happened to me just a few days ago, when I came across some bright red fruits in a park near our home, hanging from a…maxinpower in # japan • 4 days ago • 3 min readNot (completely) done yet =/= Doch noch nicht ganz fertig👹🍣🎎 Wonderful Japan ENG-GERActually, September is the harvest time. That’s when here in Japan, lots of small harvesters rattle across the fields, cutting the rice plants that were planted in early May. Normally, the harvest lasts until the end of September, and then the fields lie fallow for a few months before the cycle starts all over again the following year. But even…maxinpower in # japan • 5 days ago • 3 min readAnd here we are again 👹🍣🎎 Wonderful JapanFor me, October has consistently been a time of (new) beginnings in recent years, with many of the same rituals repeating themselves. But that doesn’t mean I’ve completely gotten used to it or become as seasoned as an old hand. Quite the opposite—I find myself getting nervous all over again and wondering what’s in store for me this time around.…maxinpower in # japan • 7 days ago • 2 min readAnd now, what is coming next? 👹🍣🎎 My JapanLots of questions has been coming up my mind recently and I am not so sure how to answer them. Life has been going in circles and ups and downs and this year has been quite a strange roller coaster for me. I guess the last years I have been doing alright, but I also feel stuck here at this side of the world. I got myself too comfortable to…