Hello from Japan!!

Hey Everyone!! It's springtime in Japan, and the cherry blossoms are blooming. This might be the last week that they're around. It's been pretty windy, so I have a feeling they're all going to fall down soon. This picture is the street outside my apartment. It's really beautiful!

Last night I went to Ueno Park in Tokyo to look at the cherry blossoms with a friend. There's a fantastic path that you can walk where the trees are hanging over you. It would be very romantic if it weren't lined with drunk groups of people. That's part of the fun though, as "viewing cherry blossoms" is just an excuse to get really drunk in a public park. It is quite fantastic.

It was great to see Amanda a couple of weeks ago when she was here for work. We had a couple great meals together. It also gave me a good chance to go into Tokyo. I live in Urayasu City, which is only about 20 minutes from Tokyo Station, and about 40 minutes from downtown Tokyo, but it's quiet, comfortable, convenient, and awesome here, so I hardly ever leave. I live 3 minutes from Tokyo Disneyland!

It's fun reading everyone's posts on here. I'll try to post more often from now on!