so it's been awhile

yeah i guess i fell into the typical JET winter trap. we tend to hibernate, slack at keeping in touch, and much prefer staying at home sitting close to the electric heater trying to stay warm..
But its march and although many of you are still digging out of the snow.. i am enjoying the start of spring! which unfortunately in Toyama means 1 sunny day followed by 5 rainy ones.

Not much new going on really school is really really quiet and boring right now. Graduation was last week so I am done teaching until April! that means i have about 2 weeks of sitting at my desk and doing nothing, (literally nothing), one week of touring my mom around Japan!! yay!! and one week of lesson planing before the school year starts and I am teaching again.

it seems pretty silly that i have to come to school and be here when there is nothing for me to do. but it is totally the japanese way.. oh well plenty of time to read and play online.

I have plenty of weekend plans coming up though!! so i am excited about that.
starting with this weekend (march 15/16) i'll be going to Niigata Prefecture about 3 hours by train, with a group of friends to a Sake festival. I'm really excited.. Niigata is supposed to have really great Sake and all the brands get together for the festival.. for 10$ i get a tasting cup and for 2 days i can drink all types of sake.
It should be fun/interesting. I will definitely post some photos of the weekend.

And of course the best news off all the next weekend Mom comes to Japan!! soo sosososososososo excited that she is coming I can't wait.
We are going to spend the week bopping around Tokyo and Kyoto.. two very opposite cities.. Tokyo being very modern and Kyoto being a very old and traditional city. So we will definitely see some great parts of Japan.
Mums going to keep everyone updated about what's going on from this blog and we will put up plenty of pictures of our adventures.. which will of course include trying to navigate, eat, and travel in a country where there is a huge language barrier. i don't speak much Japanese and I read even less so it will definitely be interesting.

also about 2 weeks after mom comes I'll be going back to Kyoto with friends to get made up as Geisha's and have photos taken.. the whole deal too make up, hair, and kimono.. right down to the strange shoes.. and hopefully a parasol.

Well thats all for the update.. not much going on now.. but definitely alot of future plans!!!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Love
Me