Shall we try this again????

Well, it must be completely obvious now that I am terrible at keeping journals. If you look at the date of my last entry, it was exactly one year ago. However, I shall make the vow again to try and write at least once a month. However, we'll see what happens.

So, since I have been totally lazy with my journal and cannot possibly fill you in on every detail of this past year, I thought that I'd write a list of my favorite things about Japan:

(These are in no particular order)

-John, my students, Monkey, Kayo kayo bo bayo, Kabuki, Asami, Emi, Lee, Justin, Tamiko.

-Bike riding with no effort at all

-The Seto-inland Sea

-Drinking too much on school nights!

-Monkey Mountain

-Sashimi, sushi, okinomiaki (hiroshima style)

-Brushing up on my charades and pictionary skills

-Taking a nap during staff meetings!! (just joking Emi)

-Bonsaii

-"Monkey" saving me from near disaster (nearly every month!)

-Punch Drunkers, Surfers, Sea Dragon, Ruff House

-Getting in bike accidents in the arcade

-Hyakuen Store!

-The staff at my Starbucks and Mocha Frappuccino's everyday

-Typhoons and Earthquakes

-Ritsurine Park

-Onigidee

-Nama MOIPAI