Sunday, July 27, 2008




Here's a picture of what it looks like here in Ibaraki, outside of the apartment complex where Sakura's parents live. It seems like a nice place, but I haven't really spent much time outside...mostly because it's quite hot and humid. I think I will be going to see Ponyo (the newest Miyazaki film) today with Sakura and her family, so I will try to write an update about that later. I'm not sure how much of the story I will be able to understand, though... : /

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Back in Japan

Greetings all,

I've just spent my first night back in Japan. It's been more than a year since I've been back but it doesn't really feel like it. Right now I am staying at Sakura's house in Ibaraki, which is about an hour north of Tokyo. I haven't taken any pictures yet, so that will have to wait, but...I figured I would just get the ball rolling again.