Only 5 more days!

Only 5 days left until I get out of this miserable rainy weather in Japan and spend 4 days with my sister in Thailand. I can't wait! Warmth, sun, great food, and $3 massages, apparently! I imagine it'll be hard coming back but boy, is this trip due :) Check out my sister's blog site - I've included a link to it on the right-hand side of this page. As you can see, I've uploaded a few of my favorite pics to this site. For those of you who feel the entire photo albums on Yahoo are a bit too much, I'll be choosing a couple from each new album and posting them here in the future. Have a great day!

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Mieko, Toshi, and Tomo Posted by Picasa

The debate team and Ms. Okuzawa at Tokyo Disneyland Posted by Picasa

Michelle, Eric, and me Posted by Picasa

Tokyo at night Posted by Picasa

Mom and me Posted by Picasa

Florence and me Posted by Picasa

Halloween 2005 with my seniors Posted by Picasa

Me and my cousins Posted by Picasa

Jared and Rowena Posted by Picasa

Kinkakuji (The Golden Pavilion) in Kyoto Posted by Picasa

A false beginning

I've been in Japan 1 1/2 years now and sometimes it feels like I've been here forever, while other times it feels like I've just arrived. Every day is a new challenge or something new to experience and learn from. I'm so excited that my sister is traveling to Thailand next week - she's never been to Asia and I look forward to seeing how it changes her. I'll be visiting her there and it'll be different since she'll have been there and I never have. I can't wait to learn something new and eat fantastic food!