So I`m 17 on the 17th. That was yesterday for me, but that would be today for you folks so I`m technically not too late to write this entry. I just got my package in the mail from my awesome mum with lots of prezzies, including a collection of very nice cds my brother picked out for me that I`m enjoying as I`m writing this. I`m going to save all  ( Read more... )

So we have some news. Both my parents are moving as of next year. If you remember, my Dad had a townhouse in Kanata, and my Mum lived way out in the country, on the very, very edge of Ottawa. Now, my Dad has decided to move out to White Lake (way out in the middle of nowhere) in order to pursue his new hobbies of beekeeping, horseback riding, and ( Read more... )

These past weeks have been some of the most exciting in my life. I`m just elated with all the oppurtunities that have been opened in the world within and without me, and I welcome the confusion that comes with being in the crossroads of so many paths. I`ve come to love uncertainty more than I ever did false clarity. My perspectives have changed. No ( Read more... )

So the journal is quiet as always. I promised pictures, but I don`t think I`ll be uploading them until I switch host families because I still haven`t installed the software on their computer and there`s only a few weeks left until I change to my next anyway ( Read more... )

Well, I lied. Instead of writing more, I ended up skipping a month. Hey, I`ve been busy. But, I think I have some stuff to talk about now.

Okay, first things first, school trip. I got to ride the bullet train for the first time ever, which was more interesting than I thought it would be. It was so fast, houses went by almost as fast as bugs headed ( Read more... )

Long time no post, so I just figured I`d try and find something to talk about before I go to Tokyo tomorrow. It`s the big school trip and it`ll be with all my Japanese friends. Finally I`m hoping to take some good pictures of people. I get to ride the Shinkansen (bullet train) for the first time, see Mount Fuji, go skiing, and go to Disneyworld ( ( Read more... )

Okay, first off, the below post is all lies. Twisted abominable heathen lies meant to deceive you all into worshipping Zoomakallis, ending up burning in torment neath his angry feet as he sadistically steps on your ears. Purge your mind of that nonsense.

Firstly, my new host family does have a computer, and they are letting me use it for stuff.
( Read more... )

I`m leaving for my next host family tomorrow. I`m cool with that, a new family, house, neighborhood, all that`s fine. I`m grateful that they`re putting me up and they look nice so there`s nothing I *should* complain about. But I am going to miss my old family, and I can never stop thinking that this important phase for me, these four months living ( Read more... )

So, though I didn`t get to see much happening for Christmas in Japan, they do quite a bit for New Years, and it`s not even New Years yet ( Read more... )

It`s winter break. Finally, I have time to tune and start messing around with the 70$ guitar I bought, read some manga, head out with friends, and sleep. No Rotary events scheduled for a while too. My trip to Tokyo which my dad is paying for as my Christmas present won`t be happening until spring break unfortunately, but that does leave me more ( Read more... )