Hey Everyone….
I know it’s been a LOOONG time since I have blogged, I am very sorry. I was in a country where I couldn’t access my blog site. Now I am in France and I will do my best to keep up with my blog and update you all on everything that has been happening.
Well, right now I am in Massy, France. It is about half and hour outside of Paris. Unfortunately France is experiencing a transportation strike because of some new changes the President has introduced. I am hoping the strike ends soon so that I can catch a train into Paris (as of now… practically none of the mass-transit system is running, and the people I am staying with do not own a car) but... I must be patient. The people I am staying with here (Steve and Yvonne) have said we could borrow a car this weekend from their friends and maybe go to see some sites. That should be fun.
Well… since it has been a few weeks that I have updated my blog… let my try to fill you in on my time in Laos.
My first impression of Laos was that it was a lot like Mexico… lots of poor friendly people and lots of dirt. Over my time there however, my perspective changed and I began to fall in love with this amazing country.
transferring
I really cannot contain in words the things that have been opened in my heart upon visiting so many countries, and the impact that Laos had on me I am still only beginning to discover. It was my first experience in a communist country, and honestly, until you experience it, it’s hard to understand. In America, we don’t realize and appreciate our freedom. Instead we take it for granted, and in a way it can become a prison. We cannot easily imagine a life without this freedom, we cannot empathize with those who are not free, and our daily lives revolve solely around what we want them to. We are often imprisoned by our comfort, because it inhibits us from thinking about those who are not free. We forget that it is a gift, yet it is not one we deserve. Instead, it is one that we have been given, not so that we can abuse and forget its worth, but so that we can take the blessings it offers and the opportunities it gives, and reach out to those who would other ways never taste this beautiful thing called freedom.
I met so many awesome people on my trip through Laos. So many impressed themselves into my heart, and I will carry their memories always.
I will try to write more about my day-to-day activities soon. Keep me posted on what’s going on back home! Keep the people of Laos in your prayers.
The Blog posted previous to this one was written while I was in Laos and sent as an email to a friend. I hope you enjoy reading it… it may give you more of an idea on my time in Laos. I will try to post pictures when I get home in December.
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Laos
Laos was seriously amazing. I really had
no idea places like this exsisted outside of National Geographic...
ah... typical American me hey? Its just been a beautiful eye opening
experience!! I went on a river boat one day and felt like I was in a
postcard. The smooth muddy water surrounded by steep banks covered in
exotic bushes and trees was only accented by local kids playing in
the river or people doing laundry in the river. It was amazing.
The food is good here... although I did start to get a slight bit
queasy the other day and was supprisingly excited about something
bland and somewhat American at a Lao Wedding I went to (its very
strange... they have this stew that is almost identical to any
American Beef Stew). I think as much as I want to say I love spicy
and exotic food all the time... i have my moments when I just want a
grilled-cheese sandwich haha.
Being in a Communist country is just... wow. It boggles my mind
some of the things I hear that go on... and I have to be careful what
words I use on email and stuff. Its seriously just so amazing.
no idea places like this exsisted outside of National Geographic...
ah... typical American me hey? Its just been a beautiful eye opening
experience!! I went on a river boat one day and felt like I was in a
postcard. The smooth muddy water surrounded by steep banks covered in
exotic bushes and trees was only accented by local kids playing in
the river or people doing laundry in the river. It was amazing.
The food is good here... although I did start to get a slight bit
queasy the other day and was supprisingly excited about something
bland and somewhat American at a Lao Wedding I went to (its very
strange... they have this stew that is almost identical to any
American Beef Stew). I think as much as I want to say I love spicy
and exotic food all the time... i have my moments when I just want a
grilled-cheese sandwich haha.
Being in a Communist country is just... wow. It boggles my mind
some of the things I hear that go on... and I have to be careful what
words I use on email and stuff. Its seriously just so amazing.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
sorry its been so loooong!!
Hey everyone,
I am so sorry it has been so long since I have updated my blog.... hope none of you worried! Everything is going fine here, and I am making some really good friends. One of the girls I have been spending heaps of time with lately is Shyla. She is from hawaii and just so much fun! She is joyful and open and today we went to kichijoji (the next train stop over) to go shopping together and last night we watched a movie. She is so sweet. I needed a friend here and God provided.
I will give you a quick update as to whats going on here in Mitaka (the town I am staying in)...
Yesterday was our big haloween outreach and it was amazing how many people showed up!! One of the stinters gave his testimony and afterwards everyone broke up into groups of about six to discuss a few questions relating to the message. In every group there was at least one staffer to help guide discussion and answer questions. I was with Shyla and about 6 other students. The last discussion question was: Do you want to know more about having a relationship with Jesus? Why or why not?"
When we got to the end it was amazing that almost every single one of the students wanted to know more. As we had more conversation we got to the point of asking if anyone wanted to ask Jesus into their hearts. Two girls said yes!!
Shy and I took them upstairs where it wasnt so loud and led them to Christ. It was pretty much amazing. I remember thinking when they said yes, "really?! wait...what...wow... what do I do again...?!!?" It was so cool though. When I asked them how they felt, one of them said (pointing to her heart with a contemplative smile on her face), "I feel a freedom, a freedom from something" and the other said, "I feel very glad, much more glad then yesterday." They both nodded in agreement with eachother smiling. As we continued to explain more about the family they just joined they were bubbling with curiosity and everytime we told them something new their eyes would get wide with amazement and they would say with joy, "really?!?! Wow!! So amazing!" Hehe it was so cute! They really loved that we were all sisters, and one girl who said she had been seeking God for awhile was really deeply struck by the idea that God would never ever leave her. It was truly a beautiful thing.
I am about ready to head off onto another part of my big adventure...Laos. Im very very sad to leave here... I have made so many good friends and will miss Japan so much.
I have a few prayer requests as well... the last few days I have been feeling a little down. I also am having a hard time getting a good sleeping schedual down, and I keep having bad dreams. I think I am a bit anxious about a few things. I also am having a hard time being away from home in the light of dad stepping down from church. I wish I could call everyone... I am pretty sure I will be able to tomorrow though... and I am very happy about that!!!
love you all
I am so sorry it has been so long since I have updated my blog.... hope none of you worried! Everything is going fine here, and I am making some really good friends. One of the girls I have been spending heaps of time with lately is Shyla. She is from hawaii and just so much fun! She is joyful and open and today we went to kichijoji (the next train stop over) to go shopping together and last night we watched a movie. She is so sweet. I needed a friend here and God provided.
I will give you a quick update as to whats going on here in Mitaka (the town I am staying in)...
Yesterday was our big haloween outreach and it was amazing how many people showed up!! One of the stinters gave his testimony and afterwards everyone broke up into groups of about six to discuss a few questions relating to the message. In every group there was at least one staffer to help guide discussion and answer questions. I was with Shyla and about 6 other students. The last discussion question was: Do you want to know more about having a relationship with Jesus? Why or why not?"
When we got to the end it was amazing that almost every single one of the students wanted to know more. As we had more conversation we got to the point of asking if anyone wanted to ask Jesus into their hearts. Two girls said yes!!
Shy and I took them upstairs where it wasnt so loud and led them to Christ. It was pretty much amazing. I remember thinking when they said yes, "really?! wait...what...wow... what do I do again...?!!?" It was so cool though. When I asked them how they felt, one of them said (pointing to her heart with a contemplative smile on her face), "I feel a freedom, a freedom from something" and the other said, "I feel very glad, much more glad then yesterday." They both nodded in agreement with eachother smiling. As we continued to explain more about the family they just joined they were bubbling with curiosity and everytime we told them something new their eyes would get wide with amazement and they would say with joy, "really?!?! Wow!! So amazing!" Hehe it was so cute! They really loved that we were all sisters, and one girl who said she had been seeking God for awhile was really deeply struck by the idea that God would never ever leave her. It was truly a beautiful thing.
I am about ready to head off onto another part of my big adventure...Laos. Im very very sad to leave here... I have made so many good friends and will miss Japan so much.
I have a few prayer requests as well... the last few days I have been feeling a little down. I also am having a hard time getting a good sleeping schedual down, and I keep having bad dreams. I think I am a bit anxious about a few things. I also am having a hard time being away from home in the light of dad stepping down from church. I wish I could call everyone... I am pretty sure I will be able to tomorrow though... and I am very happy about that!!!
love you all
Friday, October 26, 2007
Raining
Hey everyone!
Its raining here today... I love the rain.. for the most part that is. You see, while I usually am an avid fan of rain in any form on any day... I have encountered problems involving umbrellas, bikes, slippery streets, and wet pants. The thing is.... they dont mix. It would have been funny and expected had this resulted in some kind of typical "emily disaster..." but nothing funny came out of it, and instead I found it frusterating to get my pants stuck in the gears when they are wet... becasue then when i rolled them up my leg got real wet, riding through small spaces with an umbrella was a hassle... and I decided it wasnt worth the trouble... so I got wet... and then, I was running quite late... and not being able to go fast was... somewhat..annoying. LOL. Oh well. Life goes on hey?
I do have a funny story for you all though. Yesterday I was having kind of a bum afternoon, I diddnt have anything to do, no one was home, and I diddnt have any bokos to read... bleh...and I was in a bad mood to top it off...lol.
Soooo, when It came time for me to ride to the student center for the thursday night service, I got on my bike and like usual began the 15min ride downtown. Well, someone almost cut me off on a bike and that set me to giggling, then a ways down the road something hysterical happened..... I almost hit somone!!!
Now there are certain "rules of the road" that all bikers in Japan must follow. While I have no clear way to explain them to you... they are just... known. One of the more obvious ones, and easiest to explain is that you ALWAYS look for bikers when stepping around a building or out of one or something... I mean... duh!
Well, the guy in my story apparently forgot this all too important rule and decided to live life on the wild side (or he got stuck in never-never land and forgot how to escape) He stepped out right in front of me, I slammed on my breaks (they are squeaky), he jumps looks at me, makes the funniest face imaginable, and I swearve around him while he tries desperatly to get out of the way. Did I mention he was coming out of a police building....hehe...
Well, I was laughing the rest of the night. It was pretty funny.
Miss you all. More stories later!!
Mom and dad, thanks so much for the updates, it sounds like your trip to mammoth went good??? I had no idea the fires were so bad there... I am very out of the loop.
love ya!
Its raining here today... I love the rain.. for the most part that is. You see, while I usually am an avid fan of rain in any form on any day... I have encountered problems involving umbrellas, bikes, slippery streets, and wet pants. The thing is.... they dont mix. It would have been funny and expected had this resulted in some kind of typical "emily disaster..." but nothing funny came out of it, and instead I found it frusterating to get my pants stuck in the gears when they are wet... becasue then when i rolled them up my leg got real wet, riding through small spaces with an umbrella was a hassle... and I decided it wasnt worth the trouble... so I got wet... and then, I was running quite late... and not being able to go fast was... somewhat..annoying. LOL. Oh well. Life goes on hey?
I do have a funny story for you all though. Yesterday I was having kind of a bum afternoon, I diddnt have anything to do, no one was home, and I diddnt have any bokos to read... bleh...and I was in a bad mood to top it off...lol.
Soooo, when It came time for me to ride to the student center for the thursday night service, I got on my bike and like usual began the 15min ride downtown. Well, someone almost cut me off on a bike and that set me to giggling, then a ways down the road something hysterical happened..... I almost hit somone!!!
Now there are certain "rules of the road" that all bikers in Japan must follow. While I have no clear way to explain them to you... they are just... known. One of the more obvious ones, and easiest to explain is that you ALWAYS look for bikers when stepping around a building or out of one or something... I mean... duh!
Well, the guy in my story apparently forgot this all too important rule and decided to live life on the wild side (or he got stuck in never-never land and forgot how to escape) He stepped out right in front of me, I slammed on my breaks (they are squeaky), he jumps looks at me, makes the funniest face imaginable, and I swearve around him while he tries desperatly to get out of the way. Did I mention he was coming out of a police building....hehe...
Well, I was laughing the rest of the night. It was pretty funny.
Miss you all. More stories later!!
Mom and dad, thanks so much for the updates, it sounds like your trip to mammoth went good??? I had no idea the fires were so bad there... I am very out of the loop.
love ya!
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
sharing
today i went with one of the American sinter teams to a university near-by to share the gospel with students there. although i was a bit apprehensive, everyone seemed so calm and excited that curiosity got the best of me and i found myself ready for whatever was coming my way.
upon arriving at the university i learned that it was a foreign language university, and that there were students from all over the world attending, although most of the students were Japanese. i was teamed up with Laura, the girl who i have been hanging with the last few days and we decided to grab some lunch at the cafeteria and have a chat before going out to talk with students. it was really neat because she invited me to ask any question i wanted about life as a stinter, and anything about the ministry or working in japan. it was such an amazing opportunity to hear her honest answers and talk to her a bit about what it was like to serve here in japan.
after lunch we cleared the table and walked around the cafeteria. we found two girls sitting at a table and went to go talk to them. although they had to leave strait away, over the next few hours we found ourselves engaged in heaps of engaging conversations about the gospel with the most open girls i have ever tried to share Christ with.
a typical conversation went like this:
after finding one or two girls sitting somewhere not really doing anything, Laura and i would walk up and say...
"do you speak English?"
if they said yes we would explain that we were on exchange with our international christian circle (club)and then from there either make some more small talk (dad... you should be proud i used the farm method) or ask them what they thought about or knew about Christianity.
the interesting thing is that most Japanese have never heard the gospel, and it was amazing to me how open they were and how easy it was to talk to them. in America i often feel as though i am fighting to keep the attention of those i am talking to and desperately trying to keep them from labeling me as another one of those "religious nuts" and totally discard everything i said to them. it was so refreshing!!
i even got to go through a bilingual version of the 4 spiritual laws with one girl who seemed very interested in Christianity and a relationship with god. we invited her to the Halloween outreach this week.
tomorrow i am going to a ladies college. i don't know what to expect and apart of me is... wondering....a whole 'nother day of evangelism...hmmmm... but today's experience of talking to 9 girls didn't drain me as much as talking to one would back home.
I'm still really enjoying japan... its so awesome here. i wish i was going to be here for longer....
upon arriving at the university i learned that it was a foreign language university, and that there were students from all over the world attending, although most of the students were Japanese. i was teamed up with Laura, the girl who i have been hanging with the last few days and we decided to grab some lunch at the cafeteria and have a chat before going out to talk with students. it was really neat because she invited me to ask any question i wanted about life as a stinter, and anything about the ministry or working in japan. it was such an amazing opportunity to hear her honest answers and talk to her a bit about what it was like to serve here in japan.
after lunch we cleared the table and walked around the cafeteria. we found two girls sitting at a table and went to go talk to them. although they had to leave strait away, over the next few hours we found ourselves engaged in heaps of engaging conversations about the gospel with the most open girls i have ever tried to share Christ with.
a typical conversation went like this:
after finding one or two girls sitting somewhere not really doing anything, Laura and i would walk up and say...
"do you speak English?"
if they said yes we would explain that we were on exchange with our international christian circle (club)and then from there either make some more small talk (dad... you should be proud i used the farm method) or ask them what they thought about or knew about Christianity.
the interesting thing is that most Japanese have never heard the gospel, and it was amazing to me how open they were and how easy it was to talk to them. in America i often feel as though i am fighting to keep the attention of those i am talking to and desperately trying to keep them from labeling me as another one of those "religious nuts" and totally discard everything i said to them. it was so refreshing!!
i even got to go through a bilingual version of the 4 spiritual laws with one girl who seemed very interested in Christianity and a relationship with god. we invited her to the Halloween outreach this week.
tomorrow i am going to a ladies college. i don't know what to expect and apart of me is... wondering....a whole 'nother day of evangelism...hmmmm... but today's experience of talking to 9 girls didn't drain me as much as talking to one would back home.
I'm still really enjoying japan... its so awesome here. i wish i was going to be here for longer....
Monday, October 22, 2007
Bushes and Such
I don't think I have laughed this much in one day in.... who knows how long. Today, as I mentioned, I went around town and to the next town over (they are all connected and run into each other but are labeled by the train stops) to do some shopping for the Halloween party the stinters are throwing as an outreach for the students here. I decided I am going to be a cat because I have everything I need except a tail and cat ears... so its much cheaper and easier than trying to buy a whole new outfit.
Ok so you are probably wondering about the title of this blog...
This is yet another hilarious incident involving bikes and unsuspecting Americans... although this time... it wasn't me!! I was riding behind Laura, going towards the student center, and we had to ride through this park. Well there were about 6 or 7 1ft tall posts in random order in the entrance to prevent cars from going in....well for us inexperienced Americans swerving in and around them quickly is very... hard... and exciting. Well, Laura was in front of me and as we turned into the "obstacle course" she yelled out "Be Careful!" just as she said it... she ran her bike straight into a bunch of bushes!! Not only was she in the bushes she went up a curb right into them. It wasn't like she turned into them or tried to turn and fell into them... she just went straight into them instead of turning around them. It was so funny I was laughing for about 30Min's after it happened. Yeah.
Another thing that was really funny today was a guy named Jared who came with Laura and I shopping (dad don't worry... he is engaged...and no... not to me)but anyways... he has no emotion in his voice at all, pretty much ever. He is also very tall and watching him ride his bike through all the little areas that are hard enough when you are little like me set me to laughing more times than I can count. His face was so serious when he was trying to go through and around everything... so funny!!!
Ok so about my jacket... it took three guys, a bicycle-repair-man, and 700yen (roughly $6.50) to get my jacket out. Everyone that looked at it laughed (and the Japanese men went...ooooooiii)ha ha. It was jammed in the worst place and the whole chain had to be taken off the sprockets and the gear changer thing on the bottom of the back tire had to be taken apart!!! Mom... it was my black jacket.... but its not in that bad of shape... its greasy a bit and has a few very small holes, but I am looking forward to finding some really cool patches... and excited about how it could turn out. Plus I have a good story to tell.
I wish I could say that was the first thing I got stuck in my bike chain since I have been here... but my pants won first prize on that one...hehe.
I am getting the hang of this whole bike thing though and now I feel much more comfortable riding around...so even though it sounds like every time I get on a bike, disaster follows, I really am (not going to finish that... because I don't want to jinks it...) haha.
Alright I am going to go. I'm borrowing someones laptop in the student center and I am going to watch a movie! Score! English movies!
peace!!
Ok so you are probably wondering about the title of this blog...
This is yet another hilarious incident involving bikes and unsuspecting Americans... although this time... it wasn't me!! I was riding behind Laura, going towards the student center, and we had to ride through this park. Well there were about 6 or 7 1ft tall posts in random order in the entrance to prevent cars from going in....well for us inexperienced Americans swerving in and around them quickly is very... hard... and exciting. Well, Laura was in front of me and as we turned into the "obstacle course" she yelled out "Be Careful!" just as she said it... she ran her bike straight into a bunch of bushes!! Not only was she in the bushes she went up a curb right into them. It wasn't like she turned into them or tried to turn and fell into them... she just went straight into them instead of turning around them. It was so funny I was laughing for about 30Min's after it happened. Yeah.
Another thing that was really funny today was a guy named Jared who came with Laura and I shopping (dad don't worry... he is engaged...and no... not to me)but anyways... he has no emotion in his voice at all, pretty much ever. He is also very tall and watching him ride his bike through all the little areas that are hard enough when you are little like me set me to laughing more times than I can count. His face was so serious when he was trying to go through and around everything... so funny!!!
Ok so about my jacket... it took three guys, a bicycle-repair-man, and 700yen (roughly $6.50) to get my jacket out. Everyone that looked at it laughed (and the Japanese men went...ooooooiii)ha ha. It was jammed in the worst place and the whole chain had to be taken off the sprockets and the gear changer thing on the bottom of the back tire had to be taken apart!!! Mom... it was my black jacket.... but its not in that bad of shape... its greasy a bit and has a few very small holes, but I am looking forward to finding some really cool patches... and excited about how it could turn out. Plus I have a good story to tell.
I wish I could say that was the first thing I got stuck in my bike chain since I have been here... but my pants won first prize on that one...hehe.
I am getting the hang of this whole bike thing though and now I feel much more comfortable riding around...so even though it sounds like every time I get on a bike, disaster follows, I really am (not going to finish that... because I don't want to jinks it...) haha.
Alright I am going to go. I'm borrowing someones laptop in the student center and I am going to watch a movie! Score! English movies!
peace!!
another adventure
yesterday morning was church here and i decided to go with some of the American stinters to new hope, a church near-by that has an English/Japanese service. it didn't start until 1:30pm so i knew that i could sleep in a bit.... yay. well, i was thinking, "i will maybe sleep in till 9, or 10am at the latest...." imagine my surprise when i woke up at 12:40pm!!!! ahhhhhh!!! it was a mad rush to not only get ready for church, wash my hair (in the sink...no time for a shower) and figure out how to get to the meeting place we decided on but also try to squeeze some kind of breakfast in (i settled on a very small bananna). yikes! i did made it thankfully, but it was quite a rush... haha. for now on i am setting an alarm even if i don't have to be somewhere till later in the day. i have no clue why i slept for 12 hours... i didn't really feel that tired... who knows. anyway...
the church service was awesome. the pastor is from Hawaii and so the service and the congregation somewhat reflected that. the worship was amazing and the message was totally right on. it was about loneliness and making god your source of comfort... how perfect.
i am totally loving japan and feel strangely comfortable eating heaps of rice and sweet potatoes with chopsticks, and today riding my bike was an absolute joy... its such a perfect fall day. i really love it here... allot.
today i am going to hang out with Laura, an American stinter, who (get this, small world) went to UCLA, is from orange county, goes to Francis Chan's church... knows people who go to ebc and is also craving Mexican food (she also doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, and is here in japan just kind of opening her heart to god and serving him until he directs her further...) there is another American stinter here who... this is crazy.. was in my room for a few days at cm2007 in Korea!! i saw her and i was like... wow... what the heck... where do i know her from!!!! lol fun stuff.
I'm really loving the food here and like i said, it all seems strangely normal... i don't know how to explain it. the "weirdest" thing i have eaten so far is raw squid legs but it was good... not that weird at all. its all how you think about it. this morning for breakfast i made rice and sweet potatoes (haha the easiest thing ever to make here) a fried egg, grapefruit and pearl-milk-tea (its actually Chinese.. black tea and soy milk with little square coconut jelly's in it...i will try to bring some back....) oh and of course coffee!! i found this awesome coffee that comes in a bunch of individual filters that sit on top of your coffee cup and you pour boiling water through it. perfect!!
alright well i am going to go... thank you all so much for the comments. dad... i was laughing so hard when i read your comments....haha!! and i love this whole blogging thing... so no i am not tired of it at all. mom... wish i was there (kinda...hehe)thanks for the updates on the doggies!!
i am not sure if pictures of japan will be available for awhile so don't hold your breath.. I'm using somewhat public computers at the student center and i don't know if they would be cool with me connecting my camera. i will check though.
love you all!!
haha i just remembered...today was my first attempt at getting to the student center by myself... i only made one wrong turn which wouldnt have been to big a deal but i went off a curb that made everything i was carrying shift and in the process my jacket got all tangled in the chain/gears.... =( so i had to walk for quite a bit and im still not sure how to get my jacket out... hahaha
never a dull moment!!
PS... the caps button doesn't work on this computer and the only way some of the words got capitalized was through the spell check... sorry!!
the church service was awesome. the pastor is from Hawaii and so the service and the congregation somewhat reflected that. the worship was amazing and the message was totally right on. it was about loneliness and making god your source of comfort... how perfect.
i am totally loving japan and feel strangely comfortable eating heaps of rice and sweet potatoes with chopsticks, and today riding my bike was an absolute joy... its such a perfect fall day. i really love it here... allot.
today i am going to hang out with Laura, an American stinter, who (get this, small world) went to UCLA, is from orange county, goes to Francis Chan's church... knows people who go to ebc and is also craving Mexican food (she also doesn't know what she wants to do with her life, and is here in japan just kind of opening her heart to god and serving him until he directs her further...) there is another American stinter here who... this is crazy.. was in my room for a few days at cm2007 in Korea!! i saw her and i was like... wow... what the heck... where do i know her from!!!! lol fun stuff.
I'm really loving the food here and like i said, it all seems strangely normal... i don't know how to explain it. the "weirdest" thing i have eaten so far is raw squid legs but it was good... not that weird at all. its all how you think about it. this morning for breakfast i made rice and sweet potatoes (haha the easiest thing ever to make here) a fried egg, grapefruit and pearl-milk-tea (its actually Chinese.. black tea and soy milk with little square coconut jelly's in it...i will try to bring some back....) oh and of course coffee!! i found this awesome coffee that comes in a bunch of individual filters that sit on top of your coffee cup and you pour boiling water through it. perfect!!
alright well i am going to go... thank you all so much for the comments. dad... i was laughing so hard when i read your comments....haha!! and i love this whole blogging thing... so no i am not tired of it at all. mom... wish i was there (kinda...hehe)thanks for the updates on the doggies!!
i am not sure if pictures of japan will be available for awhile so don't hold your breath.. I'm using somewhat public computers at the student center and i don't know if they would be cool with me connecting my camera. i will check though.
love you all!!
haha i just remembered...today was my first attempt at getting to the student center by myself... i only made one wrong turn which wouldnt have been to big a deal but i went off a curb that made everything i was carrying shift and in the process my jacket got all tangled in the chain/gears.... =( so i had to walk for quite a bit and im still not sure how to get my jacket out... hahaha
never a dull moment!!
PS... the caps button doesn't work on this computer and the only way some of the words got capitalized was through the spell check... sorry!!
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