boys' names

• Aiden
• Braydon
• Chase
• Skyler

girls' names

• Celeste
• Diana
• Mia
• Olivia
• Sora
• Starlie/Starly

China

• ✔ Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang
• Mausoleum of the First Qin Emperor
• Peking Man Site at Zhoukoudian
• ✔ The Great Wall
• Temple and Cemetery of Confucius and the Kong Family Mansion in Qufu
• Mount Emei Scenic Area, including Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area
• ✔ Summer Palace, an Imperial Garden in Beijing
• ✔ Temple of Heaven: an Imperial Sacrificial Altar in Beijing
• Dazu Rock Carvings
• Imperial Tombs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties
• Capital Cities and Tombs of the Ancient Koguryo Kingdom

Japan

• baby babble
• birds chirping
• crickets
• koto
• popcorn popping
• rain
• shō
• stepping into deep snow
• violin
• waterfalls
• wind chimes

important

• passport
• tickets
• wallet
• money
• copies of identification
• cell phone
• security blanket

carry-on

• iPod Touch
• Nintendo DS and games
• headphones
• digital camera
• net book
• extra pair of socks
• shirt
• pants
• lotion
• eye drops
• tissues

essentials

• identification (driver's license)
• passport
• bank card
• birth certificate
• copies of tax forms
• copies of visa application
• copies of certificates
  • JET participation certificate
  • JLPT certificate
  • Japanese OPI certificate
  • university diploma
  • high school diploma
• Hello Kitty pencil case with writing utensils
• Moleskin notebook

clothes and accessories

• work
• casual

• Intercultural Communication
• International NGO Management
• International Policy Studies
• International Relations
• International Studies
• Japanese Studies
• Nonprofit Management
• Philanthropy and Development
• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
• Translation & Interpretation

• Atlantis
• Cats Don't Dance
• Finding Nemo
• Gay Purr-ee
• My Neighbor Totoro
• Pontoffel Pock, Where Are You?
• Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer
• The Great Mouse Detective
• Toy Story (all)
• Up
• Voices of a Distant Star
• Whispers of the Heart

seasonal kirigami

• spring
  • cherry blossom
  • ume
• summer
  • fireworks
• fall
  • momiji
  • rabbit
  • moon
• winter

cultural items

• manekineko
• daruma
• ema

• collecting digital toy cameras
• doodling
• exploring new places
• kyūdō
• making lists
• photography
• playing the koto
• playing the piano
• reading
• scrap booking
• singing
• stargazing
• traveling
• watching clouds