Sushi

This morning I went jogging with my grandparents in the really pretty cemetery. It had a lot of bamboo growing in the middle. I didn't take any photos because what kind of crazy person brings their dSLR jogging with them? Then we stopped at Denny's (which, by the way, is much better in Japan) for some French toast. Mmmm.  I got home and showered and then we sat around till lunch. For lunch we went to Sushi-ro. I'll tell you more about kaiten-zushi later. It was delicious! So here is the picture of my ponderingu donut from Mister Donut that I ate yesterday with my aunt and some sushi pictures.

It is too bad they don't have this kind of donut in America. It's so good!

 The sushi comes in circles on a conveyor belt and you take what you want.

I'm finding it hard to live without Lightroom. I think I'm gonna get the trial version, which is just long enough for my stay, on my grandparents' laptop.

Bundled up

I've finally made it after an super long flight to Japan. As always, I felt like I was going to go crazy, but as usual I have retained my sanity. :) The plane was cold so I bundled up.

Since today is Sunday, I went to church this morning and saw my friends at Yokosuka Baptist Church. It was sort of nice to speak English with someone even after only 2 days. Now I'm going to go eat a ponderingu at Mister Donuts. :) I`ll take a picture for you.

Summer Vacation

Lately, life has been busy, busy, busy. That's not a bad thing though. I don't like being bored. During the week of July 21st, Ben and I went to Crossroads camp at Camp Maranatha in Ila, GA. As always it was great physically and spiritually. I made many much needed decisions there and made some new friends. Instead of heading home like the other two youth groups that came, the VCBC youth group got to stay all day Saturday. On Sunday, we went to our former youth pastor's (who is now the senior pastor of Joy Baptist) church where the Voices of Victory sang. While the rest of the group boarded the bus towards home, Ben and I hopped on the RV our family rented and we drove around the Blue Ridge Mountains for the rest of the week. My grandparents and aunt are visiting from Japan so the road trip was perfect.

A nice, hot cup of tea :)

My aunt went back to Japan a couple weeks ago. Since my grandparents don't like navigating airports and stuff by themselves, they decided to take me with them. We are leaving tomorrow and I'll be staying with them for a month so I can study. After all, the best way to learn a foreign language is to immerse yourself in it, right?                See y'all later!  Leigha

The Last Day

On our last day in Japan, we went shopping at Livin for last minute snacks and stuff to bring home. We visited Umikaze kouen, a place I used to play often when I was little. It was a good last day.

These are what Japanese backpacks look like.

All four wheels swivel on their carts!

You bag your groceries yourself.

 Free dry ice if you need it!

And that concludes my trip. We left the next morning and took the train to the Narita Airport. The flight back didn't seem as long as the flight was coming over. Since we were traveling late on Thanksgiving Day, there was no one when we got to the Orlando International Airport. All the gates were empty, the monorail was empty, when we got past security, we saw Daddy and the Rogers! I was completely taken by surprise. It was past midnight so they must have stayed up a long time. I was glad to be home.

Shibuya

On the 25th, we went to Cosmo World just to ride that roller coaster. :) Then we ate lunch at St. Mark with my mom's aunt. It is the best restaurant for bread lovers. Unlimited different kinds of bread come around in baskets! :O

I am in the 2nd car.
Inside Landmark Tower

They have a huge parfait! I wanted to get one but Mommy said no.

On the 26th, we went to the Tokyo SkyTree, the 2nd tallest structure in the world. Shopped around there for a bit then went up the tower. We made reservation and skipped the enormous line. If you go, definitely reserve. After that, we took the train to Shibuya and looked and looked for a taiyaki stand that used to be there. I guess it closed down. :( By then it was night so we went home.

The famous Hatchiko meeting place

The Shibuya crosswalk

Mt. Fuji

On the morning of the 23rd, we went to say hello to the dango lady. We have known her for a long time. She sent us home with lots of good food. Then Mommy's cousin and his son, Daiki, came to pick us up to spend a couple of days with their family. The first day we pretty much drove, except for when we stopped once at this scenic place to take pictures. Then we picked up Mommy's cousin's wife and their other son, Len and went to this cool traditional restaurant. The next day we all went to Fuji-Q Highland! It was awesome. I went on all four of the huge roller coasters, two which have had world records and one that still holds the record for steepest. I'd have to say the scariness award is a tie between Eejanaika and Takabisha. They have an outdoor ice skating rink and you can rent skates and watch Mt. Fuji the whole time you skate. (I bumped into someone doing that.)

Yes, Ben ate a bug

 They sell them

A bad picture of me eating horse

Yes, Daiki is on Ben's back