More pictures from my family's visit. This time, the theme is Tokyo Tower. Last time I visited the tower, it was hot, and therefore hazy. This time, it was cool, so the visibility was much better. So, BEHOLD! The largest metropolis in the world!!!!


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Hope you're hungry. My family took a lot of pictures at the department store basement floor "take-out" court place we visited. Feel free to "oooh" and "ahhh" at the beautiful food.


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Dad has sent me a bunch of pictures from the family's visit to Japan. So, introducing my family...


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Well, I've been to both of my new schools now. I'm not too sure about the Junior High yet. The day I went, they were doing orientation and stuff, so all the teachers were really busy and there weren't any English classes. I just sat at my desk the whole time. Also, their staff room is really small and cramped. I'm going back there tomorrow, so we' ( Read more... )

Just looked at the weather forecast, and guess what? It's supposed to snow here on Friday. Snow! In the middle of April! Winter just can't seem to end. We'll have a day or two where it seems like it might be warming up, like you can go outside in just a sweater without a coat, but then it'll suddenly turn cold again. It wasn't anything like this ( Read more... )

Today I went to my old schools to clean out my desks. Much to my surprise, two of them had no idea I was even changing schools, and none of them know who is coming in to replace me. Way to be organized and on top of things, board of education people ( Read more... )

Well, looks like I'm going to have to change schools this semester. That sucks for a number of reasons ( Read more... )

Hi everyone! At long last, today the Sakura around here are opening! It's a late spring this year, and I for one am looking forward to not being cold all the time anymore. Soon, I'll be back to grousing about how hot it is instead! Hooray!

So, last week my parents, brother, and grandparents came to visit me here in Japan. As of today, I think I've ( Read more... )

Today was the Graduation ceremony at my Junior High School. I couldn't go last year, so this was the first one I've been to. The concept of "graduation" is very important here. Much more so than in the US, I think. There are tons of graduation songs within Jpop, with a whole slew of them being released every spring. When someone chooses to leave a ( Read more... )

Time for more culinary adventures in Japan.

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