As of August 2004, I left JET and moved to Hiroshima. Although this site will no longer be updated, I am currently participating in the creation of a new (more professional) website aimed at providing people with comprehensive information on daily life in Japan, particularly in the Hiroshima area. It's still in the early stages of development, but if you want to know more about Japan, would like more information on the basics of day-to-day living, or are interested in traveling in Western Japan, please check out our site: HOL Sign my guestbook Or, you can read it here. Updates: 10/18 �Well, no new material just yet, but I�ve renovated the page.� Like it?� I�ll be updating again soon, once I�ve written up a report on my trip to Seoul and the Demilitarized Zone at the North Korean border.� Ciao. 8/18� Ohisashiburi! Yep, I�ve been slacking again. ^_~� Actually, I�ve been REALLY busy.� I�m helping out with this year�s JET Programme Orientation for the latecomers, I went on a 10-day vacation, and my parents came in for the first week and a half of the month.� Whew.� Well anyway, I don�t have any material for my regular journal, but I have added an outline of my trip to Vietnam.� It�s quite sloppy, as I�m in a hurry at the moment (I leave for Tokyo tomorrow morning), so bear with me. Oh yeah, I almost forgot!� It�s my one-year anniversary in Japan!� (With only 7 updates the whole year.� ^^; ) 05/15� OK.� I�m back on schedule it seems.� Forgive me, though, if this month�s entry seems a little short.� I had to make a quick trip back to America, so my trip to Hiroshima was cancelled, and now I�m pressed for material.� Anyway, I do have some stuff on Miyazaki prefecture and a local dance festival.� Enjoy! 04/01� Sorry about the wait, folks.� On account of the fact that not much happens during the winter as far as we JETs are concerned, it has taken me four whole months to accumulate enough material for an update.� Sorry �bout that.� But anyway, I�ve updated the Journal and the Archives, of course, so check them out!� Oh, and I�ve decided to scrap the idea of translating this page into Japanese for the time being. �EIt just seems too tedious at the moment.� �EMaybe when I�m less下手。 12/02� About time, eh?� Hehe. �EWell, I�ve got a few stories to tell, so check out the new (and improved?) Journal.� Also, upon the request of my sister, I�ve re-uploaded some of the pictures associated with the archived posts.� You can view them via links on the Journal Archives.� In other news, I�ll be coming back to the States for X-Mas, which means that my next update will probably be geared towards the people of Kawaura, and therefore in Japanese �Eif I can swing it.� There might be an English section, too.� Who knows. Anyway, If you have any last-minute requests for presents (and I know you), please e-mail me.� Oh.� And sign my guestbook!!!! 10/25� Well, it�s that time again.� Sorry it�s a little late, but I had more material to work with this month since I went to Nagasaki a couple of weekends back.� So, you can follow the link to view the account of my trip, or you can pay a visit to my updated journal!� ^_^� Either way, I must admit that there have been some problems with a few of the pictures on the pages; for some reason, they aren�t displaying correctly, if at all.� Click the following links to see these three pictures in their proper form: For the Journal:� Road to Reihoku For the Nagasaki page:� Martyrdom of the saints and the A-Bomb statue 9/16� About time, eh?� Well, I�ve been busy with school, so cut me some slack.� J� Anyway, the journal is finally updated, and I�ve archived the old entry.� Also, I�ve changed my e-mail address to tatsutahime6@yahoo.com, so please update your address books!� Speaking of e-mails, this is the last time I�m going to send an update notice to people who are not on my update list.� Only one person requested to be added to the list, and if no one else asks to be added, she�ll be the only person getting notified.� At any rate, I�ve been having some trouble with my old e-mail account.� If you want to be on the list, e-mail me now with �add�Ein the subject line, whether or not you tried the first time. 8/21� Well, I�ve pretty much settled into my new apartment, and I�m getting ready for the oncoming school year.� Now that I�ve actually found a minute to update the site, I�ve done so.� The journal is updated, and I�ve lightened up the background on all the pages to make the text easier to read.� Also, I�m going to put together a mailing list to let people know when I update.� If you�d like to join, mail me a blank e-mail with �add�Ein the subject line. 7/30� I�ve given the site a whole new look.� Like it? This page is best viewed with Internet Explorer.

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