Taking a break after a rough ride down the mountain!!

This is the snowboarding experts, that's why we aren't in the picture! We're on the easier slope probably wiping out :)

We saw Spider man at lunch!!

Spending time with friends!

the first month in pictures

saying goodbye at the airport


visiting the temple




spending time with our "Iowa" friends in Tokyo! We miss you guys!


Bowling night during our language study in Shizuoka - everyone needs a study break now and then!



Cooking in Shizuoka with our housemates.



With our wonderful Japanese teacher, her daughter and our friend and teammate Joanna :)