The other day, I was reflecting on my first trip to Japan. Greer inspired me, obviously. Didn’t her trip look incredible? It made me excited to get back soon. I went to Japan for the first time when I was thirteen. True Grit had just come out, and our cast was doing promotion overseas. It was technically a “work trip,” but you’d never guess it looking at these photos — that thirteen-year-old girl could not be smiling any bigger! It was a trip of firsts: my first time in Asia, my first press tour for a movie, my first experience working with a translator. I thought that last one was so cool.

There’s something special about reflecting on a place you visited for the first time over a decade ago. You remember it differently. You pick up on details you missed that have been hiding in your memory just waiting for space to reappear. I’ve been back to Japan — and throughout Asia — many times throughout my career. I’m part Filipino, so trips to the Philippines have always been really special for me. This week, I felt inspired to dig up some of the old photos! I hope it inspires you to look back on a place you love and take it in from a new vantage point.

Okay, onto some very old photos in no specific order!