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Hey everyone! I've started this blog as a means to keep in contact with everyone while I'm gone, rather than typing 50 individual emails to each person telling them about my trip (if that were the case, the only updates would be that I've completed 49 new emails since the last time you heard from me.) Don't worry mom, I'll call you also :) Feel free to send this link to anyone who may want to read... See you in a couple months! -Liz... read more


I am about to return to Canada. It has been an exciting summer. I will try to post a few pictures. My next trip will be to Innsbruck, Austria, in September. ... read more


Here are some pictures of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, at Jamaica Pond. (I hope I got this right!)... read more
Jamaica Pond
Jamaica Pond


So Unfortunately my certificate of eligability has not arrived in time so I am afraid that my departure to Japan is delayed until it arrives. I am praying that it will arrive at my office in Japan on Monday or Tuesday so I can get it by Friday and leave the following Friday. In other news I have finished all my finals but one, which I take in exactly 7 hours from now. I am so happy to be done its unbelievablethat theyve gone by so quickly--I just have to finish packing and everything before I go home so itll be really close and Ill be really busy these next couple days. On Monday night I went out to dinner with Kazumi and then we went back to his place where we were joined by Mariko ... read more
Kazu and Mariko a few beers later
Mariko looking hip
Yoshi, Mariko and me


Updated July 31st, 2006 Ok, I have been meaning to update this entry since actually have, quite sometime ago, found a new roommate named Joszef who seems very nice. So now you can just see pics of the apartment if you want, this post is no longer a classified ad looking for potential housemates ;) This is where I live when I'm in Boston. Cute huh?... read more
Next Bathroom shot
Dining Room
Dining Room again


Ok so lots to update. First of all it turns out that two of my host families cancelled on me becuase apparently it's an issue that my internship is paid. I'm not sure why this is a problem, but when the host families found out from my work that I was earning a salary they got mad, so now I'm stuck having to pay $800 to live in company housing for about amonth during my time there...blech. Personally, I thinks it's kind of crappy that they're cancelling on me after I've counted on them for a place to live, but whatever........ In other news I have just been preparing for finals. I had my criminal law exam and I think it might have gone really well...I hope!!! Now I just have to get through these next ... read more
Flower Children
Megan and Dante
for that??


So I have Yuna Ito's song, "Endless Story" playing in my head and making me feel rather melancholy... Love, love, love... Here are the lyrics to endless story.(English translation follows the Japanese)It's a really good song, it just makes me sad....T_T If you haven’t changed your mind そばにいてほしいよ Tonight 強がることに疲れたの 幼すぎたの Everytime I think about you baby 今なら言える I miss you It’s so hard to say I’m sorry たとえば 誰かのためじゃなく あなたのために 歌いたい この歌を 終わらない story 続くこの輝きに Always 伝えたい ずっと永遠に Memories of our time together 消さなで このまま don’t go away あたたかく溶けだして 確かめるの 優しさのしずく この胸にひろがってく 切ないほどに I’m missing you 重ねた手 離さないで たとえば 叶うなら もう一度あなたのために 歌いたい この歌を 終わらない story 絶え間ない愛しさで tell me why 教えてよ ずっと永遠に たとえば 誰かのためじゃなく あなたのために 歌いたい この歌を 終わらない story 続くこの輝きに Always 伝えたい ずっと永遠に たとえば 叶うなら もう一度あなたのために 歌いたい この歌を 終わらない story 絶え間ない愛しさで tell me why 教えてよ ずっと永遠に ... read more


This entry is dedicated to my good friends Kazukichi and Yoshikun! These guys are my senpai, oniichan, sensei, and ichiban yokata tomodachitachi. (For those of you who don't speak Japanese that means they are my seniors, older brothers, teachers and the best friends) They are always taking case of me, their troublesome imouto. (little sister) If it weren't for them I wouldn't know any Japanese and I wouldn't have gotten the internship in Japan. Yoshi and Kazu are the ones who spent hours helping my write my resume and cover letter to apply to Japanese law firms. Also, I totally owe them because I'm always making them help me translate romantic "rabu rabu" manga/songs and watch shoujo (girly) anime with me! So this is a tribute to them. Kazumi (Kazukichi, Ka-san, Kazukun, Kuzumi) -he is always ... read more
Yoshi--a sun bathing beauty


So I leave officially 5 weeks from today!! Yesterday I found someone to sublet my apartment for the summer, so now all I have to do is to find someone to take over Megan's room. The visa is also in the works. I emailed work and told them I HAD to have the certificate of eligibility by the 16th/17th at the latest. I got an email back form Keiko, my boss's secretary who said it would be here by then. Horray!!! It has to be or I'm up a creek w/o a paddle. By the way, how cute is the name Keiko??!! Totemo kawaii desu ne??!! Now it's just passing my exams and everything should be settled. By the way, here is a picture of me, my apt. and my kitties!... read more
Luna sleeping
Clea being cute
Me!!


So I bought my plane ticket today, hooray!! I also bought tickets home for myself and my cats. My plane ticket-$60, plane ticket for the 2 cats-$190. Ridiculous, no? I wasn't allowed to put both cats in 1 carrier, so I had to buy an extra seat plus pay a pet fee of $65/cat. Unbelievable. Anyway It's still not bad. I For under $1500 I'm flying myself and my cats home to OH, and then sans cats to JAPAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yippee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And even with all the extra I had to pay it's still $50 and 11 hours less than Amtrack would have been, which I was originally considering taking home---until I found out that they don't allow pets on board. C'est Lavie. So now all that's left is: study for finals, get my visa, study for finals, ... read more




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