On my way to Japan

Tomorrow morning, well actually in a few hours, I will be on my way to Japan. Its summer vacation and I need to get out of Korea. I decided to go a few months ago via the ferry. I'm taking the train to Busan then getting the ferry to Fukuoka. I'm taking the bullet train to Kyoto once I arrive tomorrow afternoon. I'm also going by myself. I started shitting my pants about a week ago because of this. If I get lost or eff up, its up to me to get out of it. I feel confident with my travel skills however and Japan is fairly easy to travel in, based on my December trip. I'm really excited to see Kyoto and Hiroshima. There was a large earthquake in Japan a few days ago, but it was in the northern part, far from where I am going. Please, no one worry.

Work has been rough lately. I have nothing good to say about it so I guess that is why the lack of communication. We started morning classes on Monday and they are not that bad. I teach for 2 hours, then have a bit of a break. The crappy part is Denise's last day was today and the new teacher is starting for 2 more weeks, so her classes were delegated to the other foreign teachers. It has increased my workload and I won't have any breaks on Mon, Wed or Fri. It was a really long week and I know the rest of the summer is going to be exhausting. So yippee for vacation! Denise and I said goodbye tonight. No tears, no hugs, just a see you in 6 weeks in Nepal. I'm glad it was a simple goodbye.

Some news form home. My best friend Briana had a baby the other day. Mya Alexis was born July 23. Everyone is doing well. Bri and I lived together in Prince George for 3 years. Bri, I wish I could be there with you!