i miss japan

so my friend Saori uses a blog that i set up for her before i returned to the States. originally, i thought this would be a great way to keep in touch with her family, via photos, and a bunch of semi-legible japanese text to help retain whatever little japanese i was able to acquire (albeit accidentally!) anyways, her site rocks. here is a picture from one of her latest postings. seeing shyou and ryou (who i SWEAR have grown in the last 3 weeks!!!) makes me want to do another month long homestay with her family.

taneichi, iwate. what an incredible place to visit...and remember.