Well I made it to the weekend! It’s not like it was some big feat, but I did make it. Weekend in Japanese is “Shuu-matsu” and often you get asked on friday what you’re doing..

Today a couple of friends and I are going to the sleepy town of Otaru which borders the Japanese Sea. This is the same town that I went to when my host dad took me fishing. There’s more to Otaru then what meets the eye I guess. Old buildings and sleepy coffee shops line the town’s streets.

We’re going to try to get there by train today… I figure it’s going to be in the 1000 yen range, but that’s ok. Otaru is a short distance away so getting there and back shouldn’t be a prob.

Yesterday (friday the 13th) was my host father’s birthday. Because it was on a friday, we’re going to celebrate it today, however, my host mom (na-chan) doesn’t know what time it’ll start, but she’ll call me when she knows… I’m not going let that ruin my Otaru trip though..

So next post I’ll take you to the old sleepy town of Otaru.

~J

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