Woohoo!

Got my first acceptance letter today! :)

Busy Weekend...

Just had a pretty good weekend. I went to Ikaho on Saturday, which is a small resort town close to Shibukawa. The area is well-known for hotsprings that have sulphurous water, which is supposed to be really good for you. It was a nice, relaxing afternoon.

Today I just got back from a wine festival in a neighbouring prefecture. Basically, you just pay $15, you get a wine glass and a bottle of wine, then you spend the rest of the afternoon sitting on a rollling hill, listening to jazz and drinking. It was pretty fun. Although it's too bad that I don't like wine :(

On a side note, it's getting really cold here now. Of course, it's nowhere near as cold as Ottawa was, except the Japanese seem to have something against central heating. The hallways and classrooms in my school are freezing. My apartment is starting to get cold too. I used to think heated toilet seats were a wasteful use of technology, but now I totally appreciate them! I think that's gonna be my elaborate purchase for this month--a heated toilet seat to keep my butt warm when I have to pee in the middle of the night :)

Mountain scenery at Ikaho...

Rice Krispie Squares and Egg Nog...

...apparently that's what Canadians like. I learned this from some students at a high school International Day. It made me laugh...I do miss Rice Krispie Squares though...