Nick Kawakami

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My Year on Amazon Prime! Was it Worth it?!

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First and foremost, this post is assuming a couple things. One, that you know what online shopping is, since you are reading a blog and using a computer…with your hands. And two, that you’ve heard of Amazon.com, because internets. If these assumptions are incorrect, please turn around now and find your nearest grand-kid to teach you…haha!

Personally, 2014 has been quite an adventure, with trips around the world and changes galore! Unlike me, the internet’s perennial constant, Amazon.com, has once again asked me to subscribe to Prime membership for 2015! Was it worth it? [Read more…] about My Year on Amazon Prime! Was it Worth it?!

How To Reduce Your Landfill Footprint During the Holidays!

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Hey Everyone, with the holiday season upon us, we are all making room for new toys, visiting relatives, and the new year! You might already know about the city-sponsored monthly recycling program, “Going Green” and Tree-cycling, but if you don’t, here’s a list of some handy ways you can reduce your footprint on our landfills during the holidays!

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Flexibility Tested Already?!

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News flash for those that don’t know me: I am a perfectionist. I like plans, making plans, executing plans, and imagining a perfect outcome in every situation in life! One of my goals for personal growth during my upcoming trip around the U.S. is to be more flexible and embrace imperfections. I thought this would probably come a simple form, like not planning where I eat before I get to a city, but already my patience has been tested in a BIG way! [Read more…] about Flexibility Tested Already?!

Enjoy the Moment vs. Photograph the Memory

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iPhone vs. DSLR

As a part of my preparations for my trek up and down the coastal United States, I have to decide how I want to document my adventure.

Whenever I travel, my gear can include a DSLR camera (big boy camera), lenses, tripod, batteries, cards, steadicam, GoPro and accessories, not to mention the equipment to support all of it, like a computer and card reader. It was not unusual for me to carry a whole backpack just of camera gear, weighing over 30 lbs, just so I could capture moments in the highest possible quality. My goals varied from corporate marketing to personal memories, but I always wanted to make sure I had gotten everything superbly documented. So, why is this trip different? [Read more…] about Enjoy the Moment vs. Photograph the Memory

Ladies & Gentlemen, We Have A Slight Change In Course…

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A little while ago, I saw a post from my nomadic friend Dustin Wong, called “Your Lifestyle Has Already Been Designed (The Real Reason For The Forty-Hour Workweek).” To give you a little background, I have known Dustin since preschool and he recently left his steady engineering job to travel around the US in a van and become a photographer.
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The First Post is Always A Welcome Message!

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Remember the old United Airlines flights to the mainland? I remember boarding the plane and on the CRT monitors around the airplane, they scrolled countless ways to say “Welcome” in different languages. “Bienvenido.” “ようこそ.” “Willkommen.” “Welkom” Then, the scroll would fade out, and a dramatic fade-in would say in triumph, “Welcome.” [Read more…] about The First Post is Always A Welcome Message!