Alyssa Erin Woo
Nacida en Sarnia, Ontario, Alyssa Woo disfruta escribir siempre que puede. Mi viaje al Oriente fue escrito en el verano de 2005, cuando tenía diez años. Corre a campo traviesa, juega fútbol, toca el piano y le gusta pintar. Alyssa vive con sus padres y su hermano menor Brandon en Michigan, y este otoño comenzará su tercer año de secundaria.
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My Trip to the Orient - Part 9
24 de septiembre de 2010 • Alyssa Erin Woo
Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa Erin Woo, then ten years old, during her trip to Japan with her grandparents. Part 8 >>Tuesday, July 19, 2005 – My Last Day of Japanese AdventureThis morning, Emi-chan made us a fancy breakfast. We had half an egg that was cut zig-zagged and toast. There was also melon for dessert. Uncle Kaku-san took us shopping. First, we went to an electronic store where …
My Trip to the Orient - Part 8
17 de septiembre de 2010 • Alyssa Erin Woo
Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa Erin Woo, then ten years old, during her trip to Japan with her grandparents. Part 7 >> Friday, July 15, 2005 – Returning to Katsumi-san’s and Yoshiko-san’s Place We didn’t wake up early enough to see the festival, because it was at 4:59 in the morning! We looked around and shopped for a while in some nearby stores and then took a train ride back …
My Trip to the Orient - Part 7
10 de septiembre de 2010 • Alyssa Erin Woo
Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa Erin Woo, then ten years old, during her trip to Japan with her grandparents. Part 6 >> Tuesday, July 12, 2005 – Beppu Today, we went to Beppu. On our way, we stopped at Joyfull for lunch. Again, I had my favourite meal: Spaghetti! Joyfull was becoming the new Denny’s! When we got to Beppu, we went to see the monkeys. When Mom went, there …
My Trip to the Orient - Part 6
3 de septiembre de 2010 • Alyssa Erin Woo
Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa Erin Woo, then ten years old, during her trip to Japan with her grandparents. Part 5 >> Saturday, July 9, 2005 – Kyushu Here We Come! This morning, we left for Kyushu Island where Ba-chan used to live for a while during 1946 to 1955. We met Kazuo-san, her cousin; Yasuyuki-san, his son; and Shoji Hibata, her second cousin and they took us to a …
My Trip to the Orient - Part 5
27 de agosto de 2010 • Alyssa Erin Woo
Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa Erin Woo, then ten years old, during her trip to Japan with her grandparents. Part 4 >>Wednesday, July 6, 2005 – Staying in a Japanese Style Hotel in Kyoto We left Hikone to Kyoto and stayed at Hotel Station Kyoto West. The room was Japanese style where we slept on the tatami (padded straw mats) floor. We went to Porta an underground shopping mall …
My Trip to the Orient - Part 4
20 de agosto de 2010 • Alyssa Erin Woo
Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa Erin Woo, then ten years old, during her trip to Japan with her grandparents. Part 3 >> Sunday, July 3, 2005 – Exploring Hakone This morning, we left Emiko-san’s place and took a train to Fujiya Hotel in Miyanoshita, Hakone. I liked the Italian restaurant we went to for lunch. After, we took a two car tram that zigzagged up the mountains, next switched over …
My Trip to the Orient - Part 3
13 de agosto de 2010 • Alyssa Erin Woo
Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa Erin Woo, then ten years old, during her trip to Japan with her grandparents. Part 2 >> Friday, July 1, 2005 - Off to Saitama-ken!Today is Canada Day! Too bad I’m going to miss it. Denny’s for breakfast again! We were probably their #1 customers! This morning, we went to Tsujiki Fish Market. It’s the largest fish market in the world! There were many different …
My Trip to the Orient - Part 2
6 de agosto de 2010 • Alyssa Erin Woo
Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Canadian Nikkei Alyssa Erin Woo, then ten-years-old, during her trip to Japan with her grandparents.Part 1 >>Tuesday, June 28, 2005 – Settling in TokyoWe’re finally here! After landing at Tokyo Narita Airport, Ba-chan, Ji-chan and I took a bus then switched over to a taxi to Ginza Capital Hotel. We saw that in Japan, the drivers sit on the right side, whereas in Canada, the driver sits …
My Trip to the Orient - Part 1
30 de julio de 2010 • Alyssa Erin Woo
Editor’s Note: This series of articles is taken from a diary kept by Nikkei Canadian Alyssa Erin Woo, then ten years old, during her trip to Japan with her grandparents. Alyssa is the granddaughter of Yoshimi Susan Maikawa, author of “Ba-chan’s Story,” a series on Discover Nikkei. Introduction – My Dream VacationSummer, 2005, when I was 10 years old, my Ba-chan (grandmother) and Ji-chan (grandfather) took me on a trip to Japan. Ba-chan also took my Mom to Japan in …
