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Things are winding down… the current countdown rests at 8 days, 3 hours… wow, getting nervous/excited about going home.

Well, just a recap of my more recent events. 2 weekends ago, on Friday I went out with Byron, Tyson, Keith, and some of Byron’s friends, including Kaihei. You may remember him from such adventures as me singing a duet of A Whole New World with him, with myself as Jasmine.

The place we went to was an Arabian themed isakaya, which was not bad, but, ironically, played nothing but Disney songs, in Japanese. Including, obviously, A Whole New World. I didn’t stay too long, I was very tired that night and wanted to make curfew…

Saturday, Keith and I went hiking to a mountain we had read about online. Unfortunately, mountain meant hill, and hike meant leisurely stroll. But it was alright I suppose. After a stop at Spa World, we went to spend the night playing DDR, Donkey Kong, pool, basketball, ping pong, and other stuff at JJ. Then we were disappointed by the fact that 90% of JJ was closed for renovations… the only things open were pool and karaoke. But JJ grand opening March 21, and it should be pretty impressive.

Original plan for Sunday was to get some sleep at Spa World then go shopping… only Spa World closes for an hour in the morning to clean…so that combined with the crappy weather, we decided to head home.

Last weekend was just as lucky I suppose. Dave and I went to an Irish pub on Friday night, because every Friday they have a Japanese band playing Irish music. But knowing our luck, that night was the only time in 2 years they were very late and not answering any of their phones. But the food was good. Saturday, gym, and a trip downtown to get clothes, souvenirs, and peanut butter!

Yesterday I was off to Shirahama with Keith, Jen, and Hamada-san from Keith’s work. It was a long trip... 2.5h to Keith’s, and a 2h drive from there (and back the same day), but it was very fun. Had sashimi and grilled squid for lunch, then went walking along some very interesting rocks/islands near/on/in the ocean (pictures online). Went to a supposedly famous onsen, which, well… was quite wide open. Anybody in the nearby hotel or along the lookout on the beach that had a pair of binoculars could see quite a bit in the guy’s section. Anyway, nice, but kinda small, though I hear it’s great at high tide (the ocean waves splash into the baths). Then we had dinner on the beach (with white sand imported from Australia), then sumo and hacky sack, then back home.

Last night I dreamt I was in a gang... what does that mean?

My final full weekend in Japan starts tonight, then next week, packing, farewell parties, sakura, and a long flight home back to Canada… Next week will be my final entry in the Adventures of Link… at least until my next adventure!