yes, i know i have done a terrible job of keeping you all up-to-date via the blog...happily the guilt has finally become too overwhelming to bear. excuses are lame, but there tends to be so much i want to tell that the task of writing it all out seems very daunting, particularly now that i've waited until 6 weeks into the trip to begin. but i know that if i don't just sit down and write something then it will never happen, so i'm going to be disciplined and do my best to fill you in thoroughly. to start, japan was fantastic, although it feels like it was ages ago. through tom, who has built a really wonderful community for himself in his little town, i was able to get a very genuine and authentic japan
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