Home For Now

Man what a crazy week its been!
Well, we ended up getting kick out of the library for being 'to loud' even though we weren't talking, and the woman next to JT was blaring music. It was just because we are teenagers I suppose. . .
Anyways, the rest of the trip was great! We spent a lot of time outdoors, unless it started raining, then we would read, play cards, or something.
One day we went on a hike in the woods, not really following a path. . . that was interesting. I ended up falling. XD
There were many other things we did, but I'll update later to explain.
On Monday we drove to Trinidad, CO, and JT and I took the train home. The train station there was a little trailer think... I have picture to put up later! ^^
It was a looooong ride, and I couldn't sleep, I don't think JT could either. But the woman next to us was nice, and she even lent me her book light so I could read my book.
And when I got back today, I took a nap. It was good to be in my own bed! And I missed everyone so much! And my poor Daisey hasn't left my side! XD
I also found out my host family!! I will be living in Saitama and I will be living with a family of four! I have a mom, dad, older brother, and a sister around my age! I'm so excited!!
Then this afternoon I went swimming with Riley and Victoria, and some of their friends. It was totally great!!
And tomorrow I need to start planning for Japan and my birthday party, plus Zach, Victoria, and I are gonna hang out!

busy busy!!

And So It Begins. . . .

Well the last day of school (for me) was Tuesday! And it was amazing! I brought my camera to school, and took pictures of everybody! (I'll post them later!)
Got all my finals taken care of, and projects handed in, and just had fun in general!

Now I'm in Colorado with JT. We are in town today, at the library, the only place with internet. It pretty great up here though. Totally beautiful because there is NOTHING but thick forest, grassy hills and huge mountains.

Yesterday JT and I went and played on the swing back in the woods, until we drove into town for a few minutes. We got some icecream and Jones soda that we later took back up to the swing. (Again, I have pictures, but I can't plug my camera in at the library!)

Then it started raining, so we went back to the cabin, and took a two hour nap. I woke up to find a spider floating down on his web, landing right onto my pillow. . .right in front of my face. It wasn't very big, but it was all black and had a white dot on his back, which made me think to much of a black widow (even though they have red hour glasses).

After that we got up and ate a wonderful dinner (Irish Stew!!) and then the card games began. We played until around 9:30. The rain, that started at 2:00, didn't end til around 6:00.

I'll add more to this post when I'm on my computer again, and I can put up the pictures!!

Wonderful Weekend!

Even with all the stuff coming up, I'm still hanging out with my friends.
Yesterday I went over to my friend Kayla's house and hung out with her and Ariel for hours. We worked on writing stories and just hung out.
After a taco dinner, we went outside to play soccer. I had fun kicking the ball over a tree in Kayla's yard. lol

Ariel fetching the soccer ball XD (its behind the bird bath!)

Kayla and I after that I went with my friends Caitlin and Jessie to an old cemetery with an amazing statue of an angle on a headstone:


And then there was the dog that like to roam the place, tearing up the decorations. He was sweet, just a little ornery:

And then there were the drums. . . We were walking towards and old rusted sign that had the name of the cemetery on it to take a picture, when we heard this weird, tribal drumming. We all froze, even the dog. Freaked out, we started to slink back to the car, even though the noise sounded like it was coming from just down the road from the car. By the time we got there, the drumming had stopped and there was no one around. So we went back to the sound. the dog came to of course:

We took the actual road instead of the path the second time...

Caitlin, the dog, and Jessie

The dog just loved us. And when he would behave, he was really cute! ^^ In the end Caitlin named him Octavian after the Emperor of Rome.
Following that we went to another friends house, Catherin's, for a movie night. First we were just watching Harry Potter 4, but then someone brought out the scary movies >< I'm not so good with scary movies.
We ended up watching Quarantine, which, even though it is completely unrealistic, scared the crap out of me. I couldn't stand being alone that night, and we didn't even finish it. It was late when we got there, and Caitlin and Jessie had to be up early the next morning. I can't thank them enough!!

And that's not even what went down today! I went to visit my grandma, Hahn, and my aunt, Megan, had left me a bunch of little Japanese things she had picked up! They were so cute! I'm going to take pictures of them when I can!

Well, it's late and I still have school tomorrow. Only two days left! Then to Colorado!!

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Once In A Lifetime

Every so often we are presented with the chance of a lifetime. Whether or not we take that chance is entirely up to us.

Lately, I've felt that my big chance has come. This summer I'm going to Japan to live with a family I've never met. As of right now, all I have is a date; I know that June 7th I will leave my home in Kansas City, and head out for the Land of the Rising Sun.

I'm starting this blog so that on my adventures, my friends, family, and whoever else finds themselves reading this, can follow along.

I'm going to try to post multiple times a week, but everything really depends on how often I can get access to the internet overseas.

Even though I'm not there yet, there is still a lot going on! Plenty of preparations, and, of course, I still have a week left in school, not to mention a trip to Colorado!

So stay tuned to see what wacky things happen as I pursue my dreams!