So, I must respond to Courtney's questionnaire.

Dear John, With regards to your recent trip to Japan, I would like to gauge your enjoyment of your trip by asking you to fill out the following questionnaire:

On your Mountain Trip to Japan did you:

1. Find public execution to be so degrading?
- Indeed, while I did not experience this, I do feel it would be degrading. But I did find public urination to be weird and scary. I was walking back from the grocery store (so much fun), with my cousin, and I noticed this old guy just hangin' out by a fence. He was old, and looked lost, so I was watching him as I walked, and then we got around in front of him and I noticed what he was doing. Apparently this is not actively frowned upon.

2. Come across a sign that read "Malganey Lake Chalet"?
-No. Most of the sings were in Kanji. So I now completely know what it feels like to be illiterate. I knew all these symbols meant something, but I just had no idea what. I could sorta figure it out by watching other people and looking at the pictures. But I still had this slight feeling on helplessness whenever I was out.

3. Find the opportunity to sit in quaint pastel-colored lawn chairs?
-No, not at all.

4. Raise cocker spaniel puppies?(If you answered yes to this question, please proceed to question)
-No, but I did look at all the dogs and say " Hello", then realized that " Duh! They speak Japanese". So we walked by the guy walking his dog and after we passed I turned around to quick look at the dog again. Yea, that's write, I didn't check out the guy, I checked out the dog. I'm a big dork.

5. If you answer no, please skip to question 6).
5. Did you find the raising of said puppies to be both rewarding and outrageous?

6. Did you check for Kettle Cough? (I hear it's contagious, you know).
-No, I did not check for Kettle Cough. I was too busy worrying about blood clots in my legs from the plane ride and salmonella from the raw chicken I ate.


So, that will be that for tonight. Tomorrow I will post a photo or two, and break my stories into sections, for ease of reading.

Well...I suppose...

P.S. Be sure to check out my photos on Facebook. ****Ok, so the party is no longer on the 18th, give me some time, and I'll figure something else out.