Thank You And Good Bye!

It’s the day after JSAP 2004 and I am in somewhat of a sad mood even after being greeted by loved ones who I have deeply missed. I have had a terrific time with all of you on our trip to Japan. This was such an incredible opportunity to visit a country in such...

Going Home

We had to get to the station for our 1:10 PM train so we had a little time in Kameoka before we left. We finally kept our appointment with E-chan to pick up some Japanese food and spices for the trip home and to use in our own cooking experiences. After packing our...

Shopping in Kyoto

Today started off a little late with a visit to the Internet cafe to send a few emails home and let everyone know when we’d be getting home. After that we headed to our favorite yakimeshi place up the road to enjoy lunch. The lady who runs the restaurant had...

Home to Party

Today we return from Tokyo back to our home base in Kameoka for a party at E-chan’s house later that evening. During the train I finally got around to sending out the postcards that I had picked up so long ago. I know these will be sent out very late but I have...

Loose in Tokyo (Or It Is A Small World After All)

Today was our big day off and we had a couple of choices open to us about what we could do. We could head out to Mt. Fuji or stay in Tokyo. We decided against Fuji because it was too much time on a train and not enough time doing stuff. Out targets for the day were...