Justin-Klein.com – Life of a Traveling Programmer

Alright, I broke my promise. Rather than writing frequent, small, unproofread posts I’ve gone and done the exact opposite – I went a month without writing anything, leaving myself with so much to catch up on that I just ended up avoiding it altogether. But now that I’m (almost) caught up, I’m gonna try to get back into the groove once again.

To start off, last week I went for my first dental checkup in Japan. It’s no big secret that the healthcare system in America is absolutely repulsive, yet this is not something I was ever fully aware of…until I experienced the universal healthcare system of a foreign country. Here’s how my recent visit went: Continue reading »

I recently thought of a more convenient way to list definitions/explanations for Japanese vocab. From now on, whenever you see text with a dotted blue underline like this, you can mouseover it to reveal a short definition.

Alright, I know I said you could expect a post on the conclusion of my last Tokyo trip, but I’m just way too far behind again so I want to do another sweeping catch-up post before getting into another highly detailed adventure story. I really do try my best to stay current, but no matter how good my intentions I always just end up going home too exhausted from dealing with all the “stuff” that one encounters daily when working at a Japanese company. So by the time Friday rolls around I usually end up joining a random group of friends for an evening of bar-hopping or clubbing rather than going to bed early and waking up to be productive as planned. I have become, ladies and gentleman, a certifiable Japanese salaryman. And let me tell you: I truly see why alcoholism is so much more prevalent here than it is in America…

Because it’s so much freakin fun!
(…and stressful, depending on the day of the week 🙁 ) Continue reading »