back to the point

takeshi and i decided to get a great view of the city together. we met some ugandans up on mt. washington while we were there and rode the incline. tanoshikatta!

also, while we were there, a strech suv pulled up and out jumped the prom (takeshi was excited to see a "real prom") ^_^

blog, ya know?

i have a bad habit not sticking to routines. here is an attempt to keep my blog up-to-date.

[1.] today jam and i headed around the city to take some classy shots of the Steel City to show people in Japan. we got some beautiful ones from Mt. Washington (washington-san ^_^). i'll share my beauties with you all:


[2.] beth, tessa, and i kareoke on tuesdays in lawrenceville:

[3.] jordan has BBQs:

jordan and drew wrastle.

[4.] i am going to seiyo, ehime, shikoku, japan.

i think i'm turning japanese

so many things happened in April and i haven't been able to write about them until now. Namely, i have been accepted to JET!! i'll be leaving for japan August 2. my adventure will last for a year (at least). even though i was accepted back on april 6th, my family still doesn't know about my upcoming departure. today, though, i'll be making the trip in to ohio to tell everyone face to face.

i'm completely finished with my formal instruction in japanese and will severely miss all of my senseis, i hope that i find that i'm surrounded with people just as cool as they were once i get there. i'm still meeting with my langauge partner, takeshi, and having a wonderful time exchanging animes and insights. another note on japan: st. clair, bott, and perkins will all be there next year too! it's been too long without seeing these guys.

we've been playing pick-up soccer games with jordan and crew on wednesdays. it's a ton of fun and keeps me active - even if i am called a cherry-picker >:|. i've really lost motivation for my weekly exercise routine, so this is a nice supplement.

i bought a DS recently and am trying to figure out this game: Kakitori-kun.