Gomennasai! Sorry, this is only a short update...

Hey everyone, sorry I haven't updated in a while, school has been nuts! Ok, things I dropped the ball on-
1) Laura's birthday party was the 13th. As much as she hates surprises, it was a surprise birthday party. There were two ice cream cakes, tons of munchies and the awesome atmosphere of a candlelit koi pond at night. It was a little cool, and people forgot to bring jackets, so after the cake, we went inside and hung out and listened to music.
2)Everyone went to a ceramics museum. It was really cool! There were tons of teapots, and they were so sweet, but there were not pictures allowed, so bad luck, ne? There were also tons of grade school kids in yellow hats. Seriously, all the little kids wear yellow hats. All the time. I think it's super sweet. After the museum, we went to a studio and made our our ceramical objects. Mine isn't done yet, but I promise I will post a picture went it comes.
3) English retreat. There was a retreat for the Japanese students who are learning Japanese. The OU kids went to mix and mingle and help the peeps with their English skillz. It was pretty cool-we had a tatami style room with futons directly on the ground, and they only had a public bath. Knowing this before hand, I showered before departing from and upon arriving at the dorm. I've got pictures, but I'll upload those later.

This week- midterm hell. A major test in every class this week, but luckily, this Friday we are going to Kyoto! I'll make sure to blag about it when I get back on Saturday. BTWs, when did the family and I decide to skype each other? I'm sorry I missed it this last weekend. I think it was 7:30 pm on Saturday your time, but I'm not sure.

Anyway, I'm bushed, so I'm going to nap before I meet with my conversation partners.
-Jonathan