Hey all, I'm back in the freezing wasteland of Hokkaido...I usually don't complain about how cold it is here, because well, I AM Canadian but we have central heating and a thing called INSULATION...try it sometime Japan, I'm sure you'll like it. This is especially grating since my return from Kyushu, where in Fukuoka it was a balmy 13 - 14 degrees ( Read more... )

Just an FYI, if you are looking for me over the next few days, I might....might that is, be in Fukuoko...that's right...Kyushu bitches!!! Everyone is taking off for new years' to either ski or see tokyo and I really don't fancy a lonely New Years, and with all the f-ing colds and throat infections from cold-ass Hakodate, I figured that I would ( Read more... )

Ok, so I have been asked to update here and so I shall. First I want to say Happy B-Day to Jeannine, sorry I coudn't make your party, but with 700yen until my scholarship comes in...I need that for bread! I hope it was fun and that you got silly drunk and got with that guy you were...hmm on...hmm...off.hahahah ( Read more... )

OOOH my head... last night was my kyudo club's nomikai (drinking party - yes they have a word for just a drinking party). We invited people from the other 4 universities in the city who are also in kyudo. It started out as all japanese parties do a bit stiff, I mean four of our guys were in suits, but then once people started drinking, well.... ( Read more... )

Ok, so on a whim I turn on the TV and wonder idly why I see my prefecture (island too) flashing on the tv...I think that the show I'm watching, the people are visiting Hokkaido, how nice. Then I change the channel, wait, hokkaido is on there too, even through the commercials...ok, something is up. I call a friend, what the hell is going on and ( Read more... )

Yeah, so as you can gather from the post, my weekend was more fun than a barell of monkeys....barring the fact that I hate monkeys, but loved that crappy game with plastic monkeys from the 80`s ( Read more... )

OH another thing about my phone number...if you want to call from overseas...and i know you all are dying to ;). You dial 81-70-5600-4762. So that's all. Oh and if you want to send good old fashioned mail, my address is ( Read more... )

yo peeps here is my spanking new cell number. 070-5600-4762. Call me up people!! Except for class times...before 9 am here and around lunch are good times. So is after 2 pm. So do it up! Or send me some mail..or money, which is always appreciated. You can also mail my phone at laurainjapan@dk.pdx.ne.jp ( Read more... )

hey, here I`m posting again. I promised to put up my travel adventures, but I only have a limited time on the computer every day since I don`t have any internet at the dorm....curse you Kyokudai ( Read more... )

I`m sure you all know that I`m alive, but in case you were wondering...yeah I`m here. I have had one of the hardest weeks in my life, but I think I can see me coming out of it very soon which is such a relief. I do still have some friends here so I`m feeling a bit better about it all ( Read more... )