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First Night - Yabe/Machida Upon arrival at Yabe, I wasn't sure which exit to take. I decided to make a right, and as I got to the bottom of the stairs, I see Lars approaching from only 30 ft away -- perfect timing =) He looks the same as he did 4 years ago (and isn't sporting the crazy beard he had pics of on facebook). It's sprinkling, and he has brought an extra umbrella for me -- awww. The walk isn't too far (the typical 10 minutes), and we drop off my stuff before heading out. Yabe itself doesn't have much goin for it, so we head to Machida (2 stops over) to go to a place he likes: The Hub. I remember I've been to one of those on my last trip, when Yuko ... read more

Friday, 22 July 2005 - IES Sayonara Party September 20, 2005 I will update longer, when I'm not in class... For now though, I just want to say that Japan truly was the best time of my life, thus far. The number of great people met, whom I hope to see again, far exceeded my expactations. Just... everything was good. I am just going to try to start uploading the pictures now, so you can start viewing them. There are a lot, so check back once in a while. I hope I captured some of the emotion better than I can explain... Good times. September 24, 2005 That's it for the pictures... I'm going to figure out a way to put some videos up so you can see. After that, I guess it's finally time to ... read more

Saturday, July 16th - Wire '05 A month prior, when Mika and I were having dinner after the Disneyland trip, she had asked me to go to the "Wire '05" event, which was a big trance event costing a hundred bucks a ticket, with 10,000 people attending. So Saturday was the day the event was held; it was in Yokohama Arena. First, we looked for a RESTAURANT to eat and decided on a Thai place. The pad thai was ok, the rice was pretty good, and the veggies were amazing. The special Thai dessert - I forgot the name - was alright too. The EVENT was an enjoyable experience. I was surprised at all the people there, esp. because there was lots of people already sitting around against walls, or even napping, when we got there, ... read more

Tuesday, 5 July 2005 Last J-pop class. Aoyagi SENSEI was a real cool guy. Good times. The last day, he was trying to teach us some Okinawan DANCE. Oo, and I remember during the first midterm, I put my head down to take a 15-minute nap cause I was really really tired. I hope I ended up with a B in the class :) Thursday, 7 July 2005 I went KARAOKE with Maki. Friday, 8 July 2005 I remember this Friday as a very happy day. The weather was awesome, and my friends were riding up the crest of life's roller coaster: many had finally found that special someone to invest their time and energy into (or the girl had found them, as was usually the case, haha). I spied upon Stephane and Cedric DISCUSSING such ... read more

26-30 June 2005 - Last Week of June On the 26th, I hung out with Mika at Makuhari. I had planned to watch a movie at SALC, but realized it was a Sunday (so it was closed). So we went to the Garden Walk to shop a little, before heading to a restaurant I wanted to go to that had a nice view of the city at night... It turns out they aren't open on Sundays either. So we headed back to Plena and found a restaurant there. I was being a jerk and refused to make the decision of where to eat (I wanted Mika to decide!). After about an hour, we had DINNER at an Italian restaurant. On Monday, the 27th, there was a VOLLEYBALL tournament within the "circle." My team lost, but I ... read more