love from home

first things first, I apologize for the admittedly poor teaser of a "blogspot" I have started. I think everyone is aware of my poor technological abilities but this is me trying to improve.

it is a friday night...I am sitting at home enjoying a warm cup of fresh locally grown green tea. this might be one of the things that brings me the most joy in japan. I was introduced to the cutest stand that sells all arrays of local green tea, light with supplements up to the darkest available. I took myself for educated (lipton- diet, berry, regular) before I stubbled across this large variety.

this evening I received my first (of many? maybe? only?) packages. it was so full of love from home I was overjoyed! my mom knows me a little too well one could argue after seeing the contents. in short it was perfect timing. thanks mom! i am most excited about starting a cranium tournament. it will hold no candle to a riley christmas in colorado but I am working with that I have.

I plan to sooooooooooon update with pictures, stories, school, trips, history, etc. all to include you in this adventure we call life.

thanks for reading.

"I used to love listening to stories of faraway places. It was almost pathological."

-murikami (japan's finest)

currently reading: On The Road (Jack Kerouac)----thanks haynes