heated toilet seats
a button in the bathroom stall you can press that makes a flushing noise for 30 seconds, just the noise though, it’s not the actual flush
mashed up beans that are sweet and used in baking and candies, tastes like beans with sugar
vegetable soups for breakfast
only white bread, everywhere
mayonnaise on everything
the campus is fenced […]

Today was the second day I took the hour long trip to school, and I documented it for all y’all to see.
And, there are photos of me practicing my Hiragana and hanging out with some girls at school.

Well, there’s a bunch of photos to look at. I realize that I don’t have many of myself, because I’m always taking them, but maybe I’ll be in some more later. My family has wireless internet, so it’s pretty nice to connect to it in my room here. It’ll be a lot more convenient now […]

1. Me and my first cell phone
2. The soccer field at my school
3. Lucy slurping noodles
4. Sitting on the floor at a restaurant
5. Me and the Aussies
6. My room
7. Me and Leah
8. Celebrating Australia Day
9. Going to Kyoto
10. Walking along with my crew
11. Kyoto has lots of shops
12. …and temples

Not me! But it’s definitely time to post an update. So much has happened in the last few days, the most exciting thing being meeting and moving in with my host family.
 But before I get to that… Friday I went to Kyoto and found out that it really is beautiful. A group of us went […]

So, I did infact wander around a bit by myself after school yesterday. On the walk home I stopped at some strip mall-like clothing stores and looked around. I was curious about the shoes and to see what size would fit me (if any). The shoes I saw were sized in S, M, L, LL, […]

Hi Blog,
 I just came from eating lunch at one of the cafeterias on campus. After a long day so far of banking sessions and registration sessions and all kinds of sessions I was starving, so I got a dish of rice and Japanese curry which was delicious. The caf here is so nice, they have […]

I made it!
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That’s all I have time to say.
Now I have to go explore.
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I fly out of Saskatoon at 10:10am on January 22, 2007. Which is less than a week from now. Yikes. But I’m pretty much ready to go I think… I haven’t packed or anything, haha, but… I’m ready to pack. I’ve got my raincoat, my slip on shoes, my guidebooks, my money, my passport/visa, my […]