No Kamafuse

Today I sit at my desk in sadness. Today was supposed to be the day the whole school hikes to the top of Mount Kamafuse, the mountain the looms over all of Mutsu. But alas, we awoke this morning to the sound of pouring rain knowing that meant there would be no hike. So, classes are progressing as usual. Now the sky has cleared up and the sun is beating through the windows and it is hot and muggy inside. Damn, I wish I was on that mountain. Oh well.

And here are two pics from events I meant to post about a long time ago. The first is a pic of the city of Hakodate at night. A one hour drive and a two hour ferry ride from where I live, Hakodate is a much bigger and cooler city than anything in this area. It has an awesome hamburger restaurant chain called Lucky Pierrot, and various other attractions. I don't know why I never visited it before. The second picture is the Tanabu Matsuri, the biggest yearly festival in Mutsu. Good times were had by all.





And on another note, I've been reading a lot about New Orleans and Mississippi and it sounds horrible. With no access to American TV, I can only find out about it through cnn.com, which isn't very satisfying. Many people have been asking if I have family or friends in the area, so I will say that I do have an aunt and uncle that live in Mississippi, but it sounds like they just had some trees knocked down in their town and no electricity. Nothing too severe, luckily.