“Welcome to Japan”
Ling has had a fascination with visiting Hokkaido for ages now on account of the amazing flower blooms they’ve got each season. I’ve technically been to Japan before – but only in Transit and at Narita Airport, so it doesn’t really count.
Nicely though, if plans go ahead without a hitch, I’ll be in Japan in December this year for a couple of weeks. Not for leisure (sigh), but for work – I’ll be lecturing on Software Engineering at a college in Kyūshū.
Ling is already in both parts envy and sad – since it means she’ll be alone with Hannah at home for the couple of weeks I’m away. We’re thinking about having her stay at Lentor for a bit though, since unless Hannah can learn her first words come December, I’m not certain if Ling won’t go bonkers then with no one else to talk to at home.:)
wow, kyushu… my sister’s going there at the end of this month for her year-long exchange program at an university at fukuoka…
oh, which part of kyushu? cool… if in kagoshima make sure u eat the black pig shabu shabu!!! yums! and try hot sand bath. it’s quite an experience. try kyushu ramen at any of the hakata tenjin yatai stalls… it’s got mentaiko (spicy cod roe) yums! wa, make my heart feel itchy itchy…
Towards the central part of Kyushu I think.