My name is Anjali. "Giant jeans parlor" is an anagram of my first and last name. I have a long last name.

I live in the maligned and misunderstood city of Los Angeles, a place I love. It has always been home, even during the two years I recently spent in Japan, teaching English with the JET Programme and feeding my obsession with Japanese candy. (You can read all of my Japanese Candy Friday reviews here.)

For everything I miss about Japan (festivals! cheap and plentiful fish! clean public transit!) there something to love about living in L.A. (sunshine! authentic ethnic cuisine! the public library system!). Living in another country, in a small town where nothing much happened yet so very much happened, made me realize there is adventure to be had in the everyday. And this is where I write it down, so I won't forget.