Photos - 2002
Richie, Shelley, and Anggie on the North Coast
The new folk (L to R): myself, Dion, Suzette, and Sally. We played
beach volleyball with some local friends.
At Tomoko's house (L to R): Mizeru, Tomoko, Tomoko's dad (taking a
nap), Sara, Tomoko's mom.
Sara, Mel, Maeva, Maeva's Bro — winning at bingo. Prizes: toilet
paper, paper towels, Kleenex, Saran Wrap.
Getting ready to go dancing in Osaka: Sara and Mel.
The gang at my place: I lost the World Cup bet (I had
to vote for Germany!) and
had to make them all perogies.
My students in Yukata for the Ikuno summer festival.
Shoes in the genkan (entranceway).
Even cute construction machines!
A strange billboard in Osaka.
Neon in Osaka (Dotombori).
Learning to ride a unicycle.
Unicycles at the elementary school: did you know that 90% of Japanese
kids can ride one?!
Kenchan the helpful cat: checking the mailbox...
Kenchan the helpful cat: helping me hang laundry...
Kenchan the helpful cat: dusting in high places...
Kenchan the helpful cat: acting as a 2lb weight for Ms. Umeda (music
teacher at Ikuno JHS).
Mt. Fuji. Starting out: ready for the ascent.
Mt. Fuji. My first photo on top — it was way
too cold and my hands were shaking too much to take a proper picture.
Standing on top of Mt. Fuji: the birthplace of the land of the rising sun.
Mt. Fuji summit. The sun rises over a sea of clouds. 3,776 metres.
Man contemplating the sunrise. Mt. Fuji.
Me at the top of Mt. Fuji — 3,776 metres!
The crater on top of Fuji.
Mt. Fuji. A long trek up a lunar landscape... we climbed in the dark,
so it was quite a shock seeing the terrain the next morning.
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