We safely got back from Cha-am today. I have the begining of a nice tan and many pretty shells for Sari-Mom`s collection. I can`t stay on long b/c Shoko`s Dad`s internet minutes are getting low this month but I thought it best to check in quick. Tomorrow is another early day- boat markets and weekend markets!

So Shoko and I did a tour today that went out to the old capital and several ruins and temples there, including some world heritage sites. I wish there were a way to upload my pictures now so I could show you as I tell you what it was like. Oh well. Since it`s better and easier to show pictures for those places, I`ll merely tell you they were ( Read more... )

So I`ve arrived safely in Thailand, met up with Shoko`s Dad no problem and waited forever for poor Shoko`s late flight. It was like arriving in Taiwan all over again except this time I left the airport at night! Same wall of moist heat. As we didn`t get out of the airport till about 12:30 (read 2:30am Japan time) I didn`t see much except the taxis ( Read more... )

Well, it been quite eventful these past couple days... When I got home from Study camp today, it was to a "you have a package being held at the post office" notice in my mailbox, so off I went to pick up my box-that-had-no-name-on-the-return-address. Confused, I opened it to find a similarly unsigned letter and un addressed book. It took two read ( Read more... )

LOL, yeah you read that right. Jason and I are (platonically!) looking to strike two of Japan's weirder accommodation choices off my list: the love hotel and the capsule hotel. Of course, for full amusement-and-interesting-pictures value, we need to find a raunchy one in a big city, since apparently smaller ones are basically like a regular hotel ( Read more... )

Well, it's been an eventful two days. First, Tokyo Disneyland ( Read more... )

Woot! I'm off to Tokyo Disneyland with Shoko tomorrow! Even though I've heard the rollercoasters are lackluster, it'll still be a nice "treat to myself". It worked out quite well since last night I suddenly got an urge to clean my room. To be honest, I probably ought to have done it a month ago...I still had the boxes and wrappings from Christmas ( Read more... )

Now that I've gotten that massive update over and done with, I don't feel dread at the thought of blogging anymore. Today I recieved a letter from the U of A about residence. Now that's not mysterious in itself, they must send hundreds of letters a month. However, when I recieved a letter from them when I lived in Taiwan, as well as this more ( Read more... )

Well, it's been entirely too long. I suppose my only excuse is that so much happened around Christmas that it's daunting to try and catch up. So I guess what I'll do is give you a general overview with LJ cuts to more specific details ( Read more... )

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