What a week!

Wow, I can't believe that I have been here for a week already! I have just finished up my first week at the camp. That means I am half way through the first session. It has been crazy! It's been a lot of work, but a lot of fun. The kids are adorable!

Tokyo has been simply amazing. I spent last weekend with my aunt and uncle. My aunt's apartment itself is an adventure. She is on the 20th floor in Roppongi Hills. This is a particularly beautiful and newly revamped part of downtown Tokyo. Her view is breathtaking and is only outdone by her bathrooms. As many of you know, I wrote a paper this passed semester on plumbing technology. Well, her apartment has some of those sweet features- including a wall panel and heated toilet seat that lifts as you approach- I have not experimented with the bidet feature, but it's there too! When we left the apartment to explore, my uncle showed me some amazing places. I saw The Imperial Palace, A Buddhist Temple, A Shinto Shrine (where a wedding happened to be taking place), and did plenty of shopping at the markets and the giant shopping Mecca in Ginza. Of course, we also ate at all types of wonderful places. I will hopefully be posting pictures of some of the amazing sites I have seen soon!

This weekend, I will be staying on the campus and will be venturing out with some friends. We are planning on hitting the shops. There is so much to see when shopping, that it is a cultural adventure in itself- and I get to buy things- bonus!