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This place has died... But I live on anyway
In 7 weeks I'll be heading back to Ireland for a holiday. Sometimes it's hard to believe I've been here for two years already, and that this experience will be a significant chapter in my life when I look back on it. When I return to Japan though, my friends will be gone, starting the next chapters of their lives. That's kind of a strange feeling ( Read more... ) -
Just wasted my own time!
I thought I hadn't posted pictures from when my mom came to visit, but apparently I had. I really should have checked before I wrote out another complete recounting with picture links. Haha. So here, instead of repeated content, I give you some random photos:
Mt. Fuji!
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I wanted to post some photos tonight but my internet is doing this thing where IT DOESN'T WORK. What the hell am I paying for ( Read more... ) -
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Turns out I now suck at updating my LJ, and I'm sorry about that, because I enjoy reading the posts you guys make, so I feel like a bit of a leech. Here, have a photo:
My drive home from HHS, my mountain school. Heat + rain = steamy mountains!
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Oh my god, an update! Trip report from when my mom came out for my birthday.
Okay, trying to get my ass in gear before I accidentally abandon LJ forever and then have absolutely no written record of my life. With my memory that would be a tragedy. Har har. Really, though, it would ( Read more... ) -
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I forgot today is a ruddy public holiday in Ireland. Hahaha. What an idiot. Hopefully that means my laptop will arrive either Tuesday or Wednesday. Fingers very much crossed, as it's cutting things a bit close at this point ( Read more... ) -
Remind me to take my time off earlier this month next year - I'm so bored.
This is my train, known locally as the "Akaden" - short for aka and densha, red and train. Japanese people are very literal, haha. The real name for the line is something I can never ever remember. (EDIT: oh, it's Enshu Railway Line...) This train takes 30-35 minutes to get from my station at the end of the line, to the terminus in Hamamatsu city. ( Read more... )
