{"id":1716,"date":"2011-04-20T16:41:37","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T22:41:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/?p=1716"},"modified":"2011-04-20T16:41:37","modified_gmt":"2011-04-20T22:41:37","slug":"visiting-japanin-my-own-mind-with-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alliwalk.com\/blog\/2011\/04\/visiting-japanin-my-own-mind-with-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Japan…in my own mind (with Photoshop!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

For Spring Break 2011, a friend and I had the great idea to visit Japan. Neither of us had been there and, remarkably, tickets were very cheap. (Well, as cheap as visiting popular destinations in Europe – less than $1000.) So, with only about 4 weeks until departure, we booked our flight and rail passes, and prepared to depart. <\/p>\n

Our flight to Japan was scheduled for March 12, 2011. Unfortunately, this was the day after a massive earthquake hit Japan<\/a> and the eastern coast of the country was hit by an equally massive tsunami. (Not sure there’s such a thing as a tsunami that isn’t massive.) We ended up canceling our trip.<\/p>\n

The following week, I found myself with a week of time I hadn’t accounted for. One day, while going surfing the Internet, I finally let myself feel a bit down about not going on the trip. For some reason, I decided to have some fun with photoshop – I found pictures of quintessential Japanese traditions, and inserted myself into them as if I’d actually gone on the trip. It made for some hilarious photos. <\/p>\n