Hi everyone, As everyone has guessed I'm not very good at updating this blog....This is because i've been writing in another one, here it is: http://emblebee.wordpress.com/ Enjoy! [View Full Entry]

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Yesterday I went to pottery!! Woot! It was really great. I made two bowls, both of which i think will turn out okay...hopefully.... i love clay. it:s squishy and cool and just plain neat. In a couple days i:ll go back and glaze them both and then they:ll be fired. I don:t know much about pottery so if i:m missing somehting i:m hoping my sensei will knock me over the head....hopefully I:ll be able to come home with authentic Japanese bowls. Very cool. they will be pieces of art, just you wait...*she says as they crumble and fall apart* Today the [View Full Entry]

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Well, we leave tomorrow at 12:45. We will have physically departed Canadian soil. The past two weeks have been pretty crazy, what with trying to get everything ready and organized. I've been having the constant case of the butterflies for the past two days. I swear they won't go away. I'm really excited to go but i'm also apprehensive to leave because i have never been away from home for such a long period of time. However, i'm definitely ready for that "flighty temptress adventure", and i can't wait to show everyone all the cool stuff i'll see in Japan. [View Full Entry]

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Hello again, So I thought that I'd update my travel blog (even though I'm not travelling yet) and briefly explain the reason for my trip to Japan, how long I'm going to stay, where I'm staying, etc. First off, last September one of my best friend (Roxy) and I found out about a meeting for a scholarship to Japan that let 3 students from Capilano College (now a Universty/College) go to a sister college in Japan (called Aichi Gakusen, in the city of Okazaki). Of course we were both extremely interested and even more interested when we found out it [View Full Entry]

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Well, I thought I'd update today, even though I'm not travelling yet. This is my first blog entry EVER, and I thought I'd experiment. My trip doesn't actually start until the 28th or so of September, however I thought I'd create a blog site and update here and there until my deptature, in which case I'm sure my blog will explode with photos and entries. In the meantime I'll just post entries of my summer travels here in Beautiful British Columbia. ~Emily [View Full Entry]

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