ellienihon | Cherry blossom viewing

I took pictures!!! Now I just need to figrue out how to get them from my computer to the web. Anyone have suggestions? I'm planning to ask

agt, unless of course he decides to respond to this.

Sakura and I went to go see the cherry blossoms last night. We went to this place called Aratama Bashi in Nagoya that Mic told me about, and it was great! It's this river, and in the evening, they have the trees all lit, and it's just beautiful. Sakura made some rice balls and noodles, and we sat down by the river as the sun set. There are tons of really huge fish there, and it's really shallow, so it's very easy to see exactly where they are. They were jumping out of the water, so we'd hear a splash every once in a while as we were talking. She's going to come over during the day on Friday and show me how to cook some stuff.

After the flowers, we headed back to her station, and she called some friends and we ended up at a Yakitori shop. All they sell is barbecued meat and veggies on sticks. A lot of the meat is the parts that we don't eat like We all had a little to drink, and the guys talked about the trip they're going on tomorrow. They both have motorcycles, and are going for two or three day camping trip. Sounds fun. It was fun. Sakura also told about an event on Saturday that I'm going to go to that is for women who have gone to the seminars in CA. Some people I know will definitely be there, and it will be a good opportunity to make some connections.

I'm not sure what it is, but I've been feeling a little sick to my stomach since last night. I thought it might be from the beer, but I'm not sure now. I wonder if maybe it's the water. I really didn't start feeling it until after I came back, and one of the first things I did was fill a plastic bottle from the faucet and drink it.

I just reread this, and you know, just remember that I am sick and forgive the crappy writing. Maybe I'll try again when I'm feeling better. For now, I'm going to write a pro and con list of car vs public transport.