Still no regular internet access, but a promise of a post about an adventure to Tokyo and a four day excursion to Japan`s vacation hot spot.
It involves intrigue, danger and...monkeys.
(Ok, it only involves monkeys. But, seriously, monkeys)

Hopefully I`ll have internet in my apartment by next week.

HELLO!

I`m alive, but only able to check my e-mail very briefly about once a week. I should get internet in my apt by next month.

If you want to reach me, you can e-mail my phone at ardenjoy@c.vodafone.ne.jp

or you can write me at

Arden Schuman
Barakan Takaba 1F
1-3 Honmachi-dori
Okazaki, Aichi
444-0051
(packages can be sent to this address too.............*hinthint*)

Sleep is good

Day 3
Still tired, still happy.
Despite my best attempts to avoid jet-lag, I am still waking up at 5am and then spending the rest of the day exhausted.
Even still, I've tried to fill my last two free days with as much activity as possible. I've uploaded most of the pictures to my photo album, but here are just a few...


The entrance to my room

I dared Nat to scale the castle walls. That's about as far as she got.
That's the castle.

 

Heavenly delights

I awoke this morning to a slightly different view out my window.

I am very happy. :)

 

Arrrrrr!

I leave tomorrow morning and I still haven't finished packing. The reason is probably because I'm too busy finding better things to do. Like this...

(that was actually the fortune I received on Tuesday at my goodbye dinner with Rachel and Lydia. )

Packing is hard work