http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sunnyvale/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from North America , United States , California , Sunnyvale en-us Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:15:25 +0000 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 09:15:25 +0000 October 10 2009Today was a day of rest and relaxation. You may wonder why four people who have been on an endless vacation would need resthellipbut the truth is that after days of 810 hours of driving we are all exhausted.Wersquore staying at the Sheraton in Sunnyvale California which is about 40 miles south of San Francisco. We tried to position ourselves between San Fran and the coast of http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sunnyvale/blog-444401.html Some people have been asking what my car looks like and such so I decided to upload some pictures because I have free time now. I hope that mom and dad you are taking care of it while I am away and not letting it get too dirty http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sunnyvale/blog-74871.html So after having to go twice to the Japanese Consulate in San Francisco I was finally able to get my student visa that will allow me to study in Japan for a year. It took a while for my new university to get me the required paperwork to even apply for the visa so I am lucky that I got it this early If you can call this early. 10 days before I ship out I can finally cross out one of the ma http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sunnyvale/blog-47873.html Well I finally received some information from KGU about my host family. It appears that I will be staying in Takarazuka which is 20km north of Osaka and will be living with 2599130007 Fumio 70 and 213154037223376 Chizuko 67 2649426412 Matsumoto. Takarazuka is known for it's theater and onsen. An added plus is that to get to Osaka's Umeda Station it takes less than http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sunnyvale/blog-44368.html Dawn one of my classmates who will attend the same school in Japan as I will is headed off to Kansai Gakuin University soon. I want to wish her and Lexi another one of my friends who is studying in Japan the best of luck as they begin their new journeys. I can't wait to hear about their experiences hopefully more good than bad and I can't wait to join them in a few short weeks 8 to be exa http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sunnyvale/blog-39762.html My name is Bryan Zen Hiraki and I grew up in Sunnyvale California. I am currently 20 years old and am double majoring in Global Economic Relations and Japanese at the University of the Pacific. So far I have visited Japan twice and have loved every second I was there. That is why I plan to study abroad in Osaka for a year. It is official now that I will be studying at a school called 38306 http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/California/Sunnyvale/blog-23461.html