Pictures, finally.

My laptop's internet is up and running! Now I can post more often and more easily. I have uploaded my pictures to my computer, so I wanted to share some of them here. Please click on them individually to see a much larger, more detailed version.

Here is my dorm room. Typical Japanese style with sliding doors that are paper-thin (made of rice?) that separate our study area from sleeping area. The floors are made of tatami mats. We sleep on futons that we're supposed to stow away during the day but... we don't. Anyway, the closets are spacey, we have many shelves for storage, we have curtains to keep the sun out in the morning, and my roommate and I get along really well.





Here is one of the many temples in Kyoto. Wonderful view of the ominous clouds, ne?




Corey and I in Kyoto. Precious.




I didn't ask about this water-drinking ritual so I am unsure what it means, but it was picture-worthy:




Our group of foreigners + Japanese friends, working the peace signs Asian youth love so much:


And Osaka's madness.



Osaka's version of Mt. Rushmore, perhaps.



This is within Hirikata City, where I live. Rice fields are aplenty, but I found it interesting that they're located in the midst of suburbia, surrounded by highways and internet cafes.



Hope that gives you a better sense of where in the world I am.