The Backpack Adventures

Weekend 56: November 26 – 27, 2022 Day 390: November 26, 2022 Saturday – Rumoi It's a rainy Saturday morning here in Rumoi City I took this opportunity to update my blog and write articles It is another rainy day. The weather forecast said that it would rain the whole day today and also tomorrow. That’s why we did not plan any road trips. We spent most of the day at home doing different tasks. Rumoi City Library Inside Rumoi City Library Family bonding time at Rumoi City Library That afternoon, my family and I drove to Rumoi City Library . To be honest, it’s one of the best places to visit if you want to work during the weekend. It’s warm and quiet, and there’s free internet. However, the catch is you can’t charge any device in the library. Regardless, I got to write several articles for my blog before my laptop battery was drained. Sukiya Rumoi Dinner at Sukiya Rumoi We left at around 4:30 PM. Before, heading home we drove to Sukiya Rumoi to eat dinner. Movie night: Interceptor (...

Day 387: November 23, 2022 Wednesday – Labor Thanksgiving Day It’s a very cold but surprisingly sunny day here in Rumoi City ( 留萌市 ). It also happens to be Labor Thanksgiving Day which is a public holiday here in Japan . This only means one thing… It’s another opportunity for #TeamNicerio to travel. For today’s road trip, we decided to drive around Rumoi City. JR Rumoi Station We took a lot of pictures with the Kazumo-chan standee JR Rumoi Station 's anniversary According to some locals, this might be the last anniversary of JR Rumoi Station as it will close down next year Inside JR Rumoi Station The Soba Shop inside Rumoi Station Old photos were on display inside the station C11 207 Suzuran I'm happy to see that there are still some people who use the Rumoi Line Our first stop for the day was JR Rumoi Station . I read from the Rumoi City website that there is an anniversary event being held at the station. Since this seems to be the last anniversary before the train line ...

Week 56: November 21 – 25, 2022 Day 385: November 21, 2022 Monday – Rumoi It’s a rainy morning. I was shocked by the news that Jason David Frank died today. He is well-known for his role as Tommy Oliver or simply Green Ranger in the hit show Power Rangers. He would forever be remembered by the 90s kids like me. RIP Green Ranger . Rumoi High School 11.21.22 As for my work, today, I’m heading back to  Rumoi High School . It’s exam week today so I won’t have any collaboration work. So, I spent my day studying Japanese using the  VLJ Course . I’m happy to share that I finally finished Unit 4 of the five units in the course. Manga and bagoong ! The perfect combination I didn’t waste time starting with the 5th. When I got home after work, my wife served green mango and bagoong . This reminded me of the food that we usually have in the Philippines.  Day 386: November 22, 2022 Tuesday – Rumoi Rumoi High School 11.22.2022 It’s the second day of exams. I’m back reporting at Rumo...