Gettin' down with tradition

Ok, don't let anyone tell you different. Tokyo is damn expensive. And, since everything is so freakin' availible all the time, I find myself spending money on the dumbest stuff. Anyway I have been pretty boring since my last post, just going to work, coming home type of stuff. I have been lucky enough to have dinner at my friend Saori's house with her family twice (pic of her mom, Saori, and her sister above). Homecooked Japanese is the best! We also did Kereoke (im terrible). Today I went to Harajuku, a very touristy place in Tokyo. We walked around, saw a temple, and we were lucky enough to see part of a wedding ceremony. I made a wish and bowed and got my fortune on a small piece of paper for 100 yen. It said,

"Let your heart be as bright and clear as the rising sun. Happy indeed is he who brings all the acts of his daily life the peaceful freshness of the sunrise."

I have decided to make it my new mantra.

As far as my school, you can see the picture. It is the view of the campus from my classroom window. My students have begun to open up a bit more, telling me interesting tidbits about their personal lives.
I don't miss American food...yet.

Here are some more recent photos (yes they are real crystals)