Coming soon!

As you know, I talk about Mai a lot! I have said this before that talk almost everyday! We have both told each other some things that we went from either Japan or the US. Mai asked me to send her Skittles, Starbursts, Orange Tic Tacs, and Trident Strawberry fusion gum (Which I haven't bought yet, because I can't find it in the stores yet. I am hoping they haven't discontinued it.), I would get another thing to surprise her. I know what she is sending me but I am not going to tell you until I get it! I am so grateful for my friends in Japan. If you don't have friends that are from a different country you don't know what I am talking about... But I encourage you if you have the opportunity to, to make friends from different countries. It is one of the best experience I have ever had.

ATV Fun!

I meant to get this done yeterday but when you have to wake up early and it is 10:30 it wasn't going to happen. Yesterday my dad, brother, me, and some friends when ATVing for the afternoon. It was a lot of fun. and muddy! We found this awesome mud hole that we would get stuck in except for my brother because he 4-wheeler floats! It was a lot of fun! There were also a lot of frogs. After we got back we went to a local churches summer carnaval because my brother and I had a drum concert we had to play in. A boy that when to Japan also was playing the drums and he was going to go do a presentation on our Japan trip so I went with him last minute. What a fun day!

Photo Booth

In Japan the Photo booths are amazing. I don't know why they we don't have them here. They are sweet. Since they have the coolest (Not a joke) phones ever they can put the pictures in their phones. I asked them to email them to me and Mai had but I am still waiting for Sakura to email me ours. Here are some of the pictures from the photo booths!

Hello from Japan

I am going to have to make this really short. I just wanted to say I am going to be home on Thursday and I am having a lot of fun. I have way too many pictures to show! And spider bites!
Joan

Off to Japan

(Sakura and I last year)

Tomorrow I am leaving with my mom and 9 other teenagers to go to Japan! I am VERY exitied! The longest flight is 13 hours long. I don't think I will be able to sleep tonight! I will be there for 10 days. We will be visiting the schools, camping(not like american camping), shopping!, And of coarse Mt. Fuji. I think my host will be taking me to the Japanese Disney World. I heard they have some of the most extreme rollar costers in the world! I don't know if I will be able to update you when I am there. If I can I will! I can't wait to see you again, Sakura and Mai!

New Job = Maybe no Japan

Well....My mom got offered a new job today and it is her dream job. She will be training teachers. And I was really happy for her until she told me that they had scheduled a trip to San Antonio for a training for them at the same time as our Japan trip. I don't know how to react because I don't get along with anyone else going. I am really happy for my mom but at the same time I don't want to go to Japan without her. Could you just pray for me and my mom's decision. I want her to do what is best for the both of us.