it's still hot!

pretty soon, it should start cooling down, but until then it's still hot and humid. it's not actually hot in terms of temperature, it's just the humidity that's torture.

what's happened since i last blogged? i saw mission impossible 3, went down to sendai, met loads of new aomori jets, helped with orientation, met up with a friend who's an english teacher i used to work with in kanagi, visited some friends in hirosaki and was introduced to a really cool cafe with delicious chocolate cake, and also a really cozy blues cafe where there is live music every saturday.

and today i went to aomori city for a meeting and got all natsukashii (nostalgic) talking about SUA and stuff ~ it's crazy that the 6th class has already had it's opening ceremony and like ann said, officially half of the school has never met us. every once in a while i feel disconnected with sua and feel like it was just some dream, but most of the time i steel feel as if not much time has passed and that it still feels like i'll see everyone soon. well at least i know i will see jessica and ellie soon!!!!! i cant wait for u guys to come in october!!!!!!!!

so sendai was a lot of fun, but was very short. we went down on tuesday morning (5 hour drive), went to a zoo, got rained on, checked into a hotel, then went out to walk around town and then had what sendai is famous for, cow tongue, for dinner. and let me tell ya, it's delish!!!! went back to the hotel, then woke up early to go check out an amusement park. it kind of reminded me of a fair ground with lots of spinny rides and a couple of bigger roller coasters. after that we went to a planitarium, which i haven't been to an ages!!! but i loved it ... i love looking at stars, they are sooo purdy!

orientation was kind of surreal. most of the newbies i met were really cool, but it just made me realize what a fleeting program jet is. so many of the people i viewed as "the jets" are now gone, and i've become the 2nd year that people will ask questions to and see as the veteran. it's just kind of weird, but i realize now that i need to cherish my time here even more because it won't last forever, as it is with all things.

i want to learn to live in the moment, and be more spontanious. i tend to think about things way too much and in that i prevent myself from every experiencing anything, well at least one part of my life in particular. it's almost never like the movies, and that has to be ok.