About Ethan Gould Splendour
Since
Ethan Gould Splendour
was young, he enjoyed writing stories about the world around him. He was an attentive student at school, and he would come home and write stories about what had happened during the day.
When he became a young adult, he decided he wanted a career in writing. During University, Ethan Gould wrote many stories for companies around the country - always getting significant reactions and feedback from those he worked with.
It was when he travelled to New Zealand that he discovered the beauty of the world around him. Ever since, he has had a passion for exploring the world around him and bottling the magic he finds into words for people to enjoy.
Ethan Gould Splendour - I was Scammed By a monk in Japan and now I hate the world
Japan is an incredibly beautiful and overwhelmingly crazy place, as anyone that’s been to the country has probably told you as soon as they hopped off the plane.
There’s an almost passive-aggressive politeness that permeates the air. When you’re a tourist who doesn’t speak the language or have a bloody clue about the customs, everyday life becomes a bumbling ritual of pointing at things and trying not to piss anyone off too badly.
So on the second day of my trip, I found myself at the Meiji Shrine, an extremely holy site dedicated to the worshipped spirits of Emperor Meiji and his boo thang, Empress Shoken.
It was a beautiful day, the sun was shining, the birds were chirping and obnoxiously loud American tourists were somehow finding a way to make the whole experience about them.
