Monthly Archives: August 2007

Pictures!!

Guess what time I woke up this morning! 7:30am. Yeah, I know!! Amazing. My 24 hours of no sleep helped prevent jet lag. Haha. I literally fell asleep three times at my odori lesson yesterday. I only danced twice and … Continue reading

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I’m home.

Has the font and stuff on this computer always been so big? This is so different… Anyway, I haven’t slept in over 24 hours.My dad didn’t pick me and my mom up at the airport because he thought we were … Continue reading

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My Last Entry in Okinawa

I went to Naha today and got some stuff (i.e. souvenirs for my buddies). My mom got me a new practice kimono and it is pink and it is longer than my blue one and I love it love it … Continue reading

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Us vs. Them

While I’ve been here, I’ve noticed a huge difference in the people here in Okinawa and the people (including me) back in states. The people here are so much kinder and are always perfectly polite. I always feel like such a rude American. … Continue reading

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i was having dinner with my mom and we somehow started talking about odori and stuff. we were sort of talking about the students and then my mom suddenly said, “oh, you never said bye to hiroki.” i felt like … Continue reading

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Logical vs. Emotional

It feels like there are usually two voices speaking to me. In fact, I think there are two voices speaking to everybody.Well, not really speaking, but communicating. One of them is Emotional and the other one is Logical. I am going to … Continue reading

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Guilt, Craziness, and Embarrassment

So I think my mom is trying to guilt me into continuing odori for the rest of my life. Today we went out with my teachers to buy me some odori supplies. My mom spent over $300 on new tabi, a bunch of … Continue reading

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[16:34] mistkae: you know what’s annoying?[16:35] mistkae: flirty comments with no depth[16:35] mistkae: THEY’RE SO ANNOYING[16:35] mistkae: gahh[16:35] mistkae: and creepy[16:35] mistkae: or like[16:35] mistkae: when someone makes something[16:35] mistkae: innocent or stupid into a flirty thing[16:36] mistkae: like for example[16:36] mistkae: … Continue reading

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TOKYO (Reuters) – A plane belonging to Taiwan‘s China Airlines Ltd. exploded and caught fire soon after landing on Japan‘s southern island of Okinawa on Monday, but officials said all 165 people on board had escaped safely. Scary, scary. I … Continue reading

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Went to the beach today. The water was so pretty. It was warm and blue and clean and calm. Sakura the dog went, too, and she absolutely loved it. She swam around and played fetch in the water with a … Continue reading

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