Adam, Asane and me chillin' uner the trees.
Nate enjoying a snack.
Aww look at Pat and Sandy.
Look, we aren't the only foreign students studying in Kyoto.
So when I first saw this group of American students, I kinda listened to them for awhile until I introduced myself in Japanese to all of them. Since I was just saying all the simple introductory phrases, I could say them pretty quick, and I could tell that they actually thought I was Japanese . I kept it up a bit longer, until I couldn't help it anymore. I stopped briefly and then said in perfect English, "Yeah I'm American too." They all were pretty surprised and we all started laughing. No my Japanese isn't really that good, I attribute this to the fact that I haven't really cut my hair since October.
Do you think she looks kind of Filipino? But she's really Japanese. Then again, people think I'm Japanese (or Chinese) and I'm really Filipino.
Earlier that day, I went to Osaka to buy electronic dictionaries with Brian, his host sister Naomi, Nathan and Martin. It was a pretty cool place, so big and busy. I need to go back some time. We went to th district called "Den Den Town" which is famous for lots of cheap electronics. There are some Duty Free free shops that you can haggle at, too.
The streets were pretty crowded.
Anime pervades everything in Japan.
The All-Gundam-All-The-Time Store.
Me, Martin and Nathan on the subway.
We stopped to watch a Jr. High School band play for a little bit on the way back to the station.
So there's this cafe that has the waitresses dress up as dolls or maids or something and they serve you tea. Martin says we gotta go back sometime.
Back at Kyoto Station.
Kyoto Tower.
The front of the station.
Then I hiked to "Liquor Mountain" to pick up Sandy's 21st birthday present, shhh.
See the rest of the picnic/Osaka pictures at my photosite gallery.
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