JAPAN SCRAPBOOK：人生の宝物

A scrapbook highlighting my memories in Japan from when I was 25 to 28. (The PDF viewer may not be supported by some browsers).

PART I

PART II

I moved to Fukuoka, Japan on November 2021 to work as an Assistant Language Teacher in a public high school under the JET Programme. There were many experiences that I wanted to document so I started a scrapbook in 2022. At first, I just wanted to keep my polaroids, tickets, and other mementos in one place while arranging them in a creative way. However, as I continued to work on this scrapbook, I realized that it was starting to make me reframe the way I approached this rare and extraordinary opportunity. 

Creating a spread of a memory after it had already passed helped me to sit with my impressions and think about what was precious to me. As I repeated this process, I became more aware of how these experiences were a gift, granted by grace. The process of creating a spread began to feel meditative. I’m glad that, now, I have an item that so accurately follows my subjectivity and presents my experiences in the way that I wanted to memorialize them. 

Favourite Scrapbook Spreads

Visiting Hiroshima and the Atomic Bomb Dome on October 2023.

27th birthday trip to Saga Prefecture with Sammi, Mary Catherine and Esmari.

Solo trip to Miyajima in October 2023.

Seoul trip with Emmy, Sammi, and Takashi during July 2023. We dressed up and took pictures at Gyeongbokgung Palace.

Climbing Mt. Homan (宝満山) with Ang and Remy in February 2022.

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