Harajuku + Amanda + Rain = The best time you can have with water up to your knees

Hey hey hey!
So yes, I got to meet up with the tour group!!!!*munches Odango* It was cool, I got to see so many people! It seems people in Canada deemed it uneeded to tell me that Nick dyed his hair! it nearly gave me a heart attack! So yes..it was alot of fun that night, and then the next day Amanda and I went to Harajuku and Shibuya together for the afternoon. It was great to see her again. I never did see Adam though, and never got my stuff from him, like my hair straightener (which he used everyday..*sigh*).Oh it seems also, that there was an earthquake in Ishikawa ken, the day I was out with Amanda. Dont worry everyone, I didn't even know about it till the day after. The onky thing I felt that day was rain on my umbrella, the squish of water in my shoes and socks, and water up to my knees.
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Clarissa

Bowling and the Challenge Dinner

So, Sunday was my one day off with my host Family this week (I had school saturday), and My host Mother, Akiyuki, and I all went bowling. It was fun, because it was my first time playing ten-pin bowling, y'know with the huge bowling balls? Needless to say I sucked at it. In the three games I played, the highest I got was 73 I believe. After bowling we met up with my host dad in Mister Donuts, and we went out for dinner. They ordered so much food, I was suprised how small the bill actually was! I tried many things, some of them not so wonderful (like chicken heart). However all in all it was an uber fun day.

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Clarissa

An Apology- To Everyone

Im so so sorry,
Everyone listen to me. I truly am sorry. To my family especially, in particular, my Mom. In the time before I left for Japan, I was rapidly becoming a person you didn't really want around. I was rude, swore alot, and always looking for a fight. Basically, to sum it up, I was a Bitch. With a capital B. I feel so terrible looking back on it now, but there was now way to avoid it. I guess all the pressure on me was finally making me lose my cool. First, the prospect of going to Japan. Secondly, I had to keep my grades up, but didn't always pay attention in class. I wanted to spend mopre time with my friends, and was constantly being nagged to get things done. Over, and over until I snapped, basically. Then, of course, my grandma died. I cried the day I found out, and I wasn't even at my house. I think I scared Nick quite a bit then, seeing as we were at his house filming our English Project (Im really sorry! >-<). That had me down for a while aswell. Then of course, a few weeks before I left and went to Japan, Jennybell, my dog for the past 13 years, died. It was terrible, and I would like to apologize to Amanda for that, and thank her for listening to me weep for an hour. All in all, it was a rough few months, and I guess I wasn't ready for it. Honestly though, Going out every Tuesday to Youth Group did help. It got my troubles off my mind. But I hope you are all ready for when I return, because Im changing. Even now, after just a month, I can smile freely without being sad. Bright colours are even beginning to make it back into my clothing! hahaha, not as wild as what my Grandma Vachon wears though. ^_^. So Im sorry, and get ready for the new and HAPPY me, when I return..if Im not too tired ^_^.

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Clarissa

SHE LIVES- Strawberry Picking and Flocking Pidgeons

GOMEN NASAI!!!!!!!

Im uber sorry that I haven`t posted for a long time. But there wasn't much to report. So on the weekend, Andrew, Jennifer, Naoki, Akiyuki, our host moms, and I went strawberry 'hunting'. it was interesting, and involved many strawberries being consumed, and an amazingly delicious lunch. Then yesterday The three of us (Jen, Andrew and I) didn't want to go home right away after school (we got out reeeaallly early), so we went and sat in a nearby park. well...first andrew stated that the pidgeions had balls cuz they were coming amazingly close to us. Then more pidgeons started to come..and get really close...so we got outta there quite quickly..leaving a flock of pidgeons behind. Anyway, coming up now is a long holiday (spring break) so...lotsa chillaxing time.. that's about it right now..

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Clarissa