Running Shirt

Today I attempted to do the impossible: find a size 14 running shoe in Japan. While I came up empty handed, I did stumble upon this awesome shirt.

Mold

The rainy season in Japan is known as tsuyu, or 'plum rain', because it coincides with the ripening of plums. For most parts of Japan, the season lasts for a month beginning in mid-June, but in Okinawa, it begins in May.

I actually kind of like the rainy season because it makes for great reading weather. However, it does not make good weather for riding a motorcycle.

Here is what two weeks of no riding has done to my shoes:

Hawaii Pics (2)

Hawaii Pics

I never did get around to making a post about my trip to Hawaii. After coming back, the new school year started and kept me busy. I have also been using my free time to finish up my iPhone app. So instead of going through the details of a trip I took a month ago, I will instead post pictures. Enjoy!

Birthday Celebration

Every month, my kindergarten has a celebration day for all the birthday boys and girls of that month. In January, that included all of one boy. As someone whose birthday is in January (and a born again Sagittarius), I got to be included.

I'm the one in the middle with the pink bow.

Potato Harvest

About two weeks ago, it was that time of year again, where the kindergartners harvest the potatoes they had planted the previous year. Ogimi kids have it made as they can just walk outside and start digging. The kids in Naha (the big city), however, have to make a 1.5 hour trip north to Yomitan. Suckers.

Okinawa Sakura

Okinawa cherry blossoms bloom in late January and usually only last about 2-3 weeks. After one of my classes, I walked around with my cell phone snapping some shots. Later that week, I brought my real camera and took some better ones, but those are on my hard drive at home. Sorry.