March 2021 - Rambling Merchant

What To Expect When Visiting a New Country

March 21, 2021

When traveling, especially to a country you've never been to before, a lot of people have a lot of expectations. Whether it be excitement or dread over a certain aspect of your trip or the culture of the country, assumptions run through our heads. This is advice based on personal experience having been to 10 countries, and having lived in…read more

Crafts, Culture, Diary

What Separates Japanese Leather From The Rest?

March 14, 2021

It has been said that tanning of animal skins and hides was the first industry for mankind to utilize chemical reactions in nature. The first clothing worn by humans was dried and then softened by kneading and chewing it. As human civilization progressed, tanning techniques evolved with new technology. Over 2000 years ago, immigrants from the Korean Peninsula brought their…read more

Culture, Diary, How To, Language

Learn Language and Culture Through Netflix

March 9, 2021

If you're like me or most people interested in learning about a foreign culture, you're at least somewhat interested in the language of that culture as well. After all, if it isn't an English speaking country, most of the information on the web isn't going to be in English, but in the language native to it. That is a part…read more