8.13.20

This photo was taken in my prefecture, Miyazaki. This beach is well known for surfing competitions, Aoshima Shrine, and the washboard like rock formation that you can see towards the bottom of the picture. I have a lot of memories from this beach. The first weekend I arrived in Japan, I went to a BBQ at this beach. My friend Emma and I underestimated the temperature of the sand and got second degree burns on both of our feet!! That was NOT fun. On the other hand, this was the beach I first learned how to surf with one of my best friends I met in Japan. It was a good beach to learn at because the waves wernt’t too big at the time.

xoxo,e

8.12.20

Does this figure look familiar? This picture was taken at the Ghibli Museum right outside of Tokyo. If you are a Ghibli fan, this museum is a pretty cool place to go to. There are a lot of different exhibits from the different Ghibli movies. I think my favorite Ghibli moving is Spirited Away. What’s yours?

xoxo,e

8.11.20

This photo was taken about 35- 40 minutes from where I lived. A group of co- workers wanted to take me to see the fireflies. If you look at this picture closely, doesn’t it oddly look like it came from the movie Spirited Away? Though my co-workers had said there are significantly less fireflies each year, we were able to see some. I thought seeing ONE was cool because I had never seen fireflies in my life!

xoxo,e