Monday, March 29, 2010

Gyoda Marathon

Well, I am training hard for my 10 k marathon...but now I am getting really nervous about it. It is on this coming Sunday and I don't think I can run that whole distance. Oh well, I will give it my best and see what it gets me. I went to Tokyo today and did some birthday shopping for my favorite niece. Hopefully she will like it. Other than that, there has not been much going on here. I have been over the job ads with a comb lately, hoping to find something that starts in September! Keep your fingers crossed for that! The cherry blossoms should start blooming soon, but we have recently had a cold snap and it is not warming up at all right now! All this hot and cold is giving me a headache, probably due to allergies...gotta love that! Well, I know it is early, but I need to get to bed, I am tired and want to go running in the morning! Have a wonderful day in the US!

Monday, March 15, 2010

Sorry for the delay

I am so sorry for the 3 month leave of absence! I just didn't realize time was passing so quickly! Especially when life here feels much more normal. Things are not as shiny and new as they once were for me. Life has been fun though.

I went snowboarding for the first time about 3 weeks ago...and man did it hurt, especially my arms! I didn't know snowboarding could hurt my arms so much! But it did! It's like you have to do a backwards push-up in order to get on the snowboard. I did it...kinda. It was disappointing to see such young kids just flying by me! It was hilarious!

I also went to Osaka and Kyoto last weekend. That was awesome! Osaka and Kyoto each have some of the best food and cultural items in Japan. I would definitely suggest going there to anyone who visits Japan. One of my friends now lives in Osaka so it was nice visiting her and her family. The food in Osaka is the most amazing! They have this thing called kuidaore...and it means you live to eat food! LOVED IT!!! The food in Osaka was incredible. I went with Ryuta. We were smart though in leaving early, because it snowed soooooo much here in the north! If we would have waited to come up more than likely our flight would have been canceled. Thankfully it all worked out. It snowed so much, trains stopped and Saitama prefecture came to a stop!

I heard my mom has given this address to some young people interested in studying Japanese and Japanese culture, please feel free to contact me with any questions!

イーメルが大丈夫です!!よろしくおねがいしま!日本語をべんきょうしてがんばってね!

i-meru ga daijoubu desu! yoroshiku onegaishimasu! nihongo wo benkyoushite ganbatte ne!