Nolan Webb
Biographical Info:
Nolan Webb currently lives in Kagoshima, Japan, teaching English for the JET Programme, a government sponsored initiative. He has written for numerous publications in print and online, including the Asahi Evening News, Ecuador Times, and Drop D Magazine.Nolan Webb's Recent Contributions
Roads Not Taken
Nolan Webb - nwebb [673]
We woke up to the sunrise and the shrill caw of morning crows. The plan was to arrive late in the afternoon and we gave ourselves plenty of daylight hours ahead on the open road. It would be wise to...
Destinations:
Kyushu |
Japan
Topics:
Travel |
Adventure |
20th Century History
A Tale of Two Cities
Nolan Webb - nwebb [673]
We are standing shoulder-to-shoulder on a busy corner, looking out at the four lanes of traffic buzzing by; a tall, pale-faced North American next to a short, sun-braised Okinawan. A young islander in...
Destinations:
Okinawa |
Japan
Topics:
Martial Arts |
Travel |
20th Century History
Two Nights in Shanghai
Nolan Webb - nwebb [673]
Three anxious knocks bring me to the door of the shared hostel room. Behind it is the perplexed-looking face of a young man in an oversized black jersey and Yankees cap, out-of-breath and speaking...
Destinations:
Shanghai |
China
Topics:
Travel |
20th Century History |
Nature
In Search of Shaolin
Nolan Webb - nwebb [673]
The young boy sitting across from me is retching into a clear plastic bag that he clutches in trembling hands. From time to time his father pats him on the back, gentle consoling taps, when he's not...
Destinations:
Henan |
China
Topics:
Martial Arts |
Travel |
Ancient History
Hair Color Eleven
Nolan Webb - nwebb [673]
"Akushun!" The director growled a tenth consecutive time. The small cast of four foreigners and three Japanese snapped into their new roles simulating a movie crew busy at a film shoot. I concentrated...
