Shock and awe

Oh my gosh, I hadn’t really done anything with my blog after I got back to America. Then one of my friends said she was having troubles loading it and I come back and see all these comments, wowie! I can’t believe people googled me, haha. Anyway, I read all of the comments and I hope people are still checking back and see this. First of all this is for anyone interested in going to Japan, a week, a semester, a year, anything. The program that set me up is JustGO! Their website is justgoglobal.com and they work with kids all over the US, not just Colorado. Actually I went over to Japan with a guy from Cali. I totally recommend you check out their site. Go to the students section and fill out the form at the bottom to request more info. There are other programs that some of you mentioned that I actually applied for but JustGO! helped the most with making the payment for the trip less alarming and a lot less stressful. For the people who asked, I don’t think you need a specific level of Japanese speaking skills to go. I went with pretty much with the skills of a Japanese kindergartener, I was really good at saying ‘hello‘... The more you learn in the States the better though and you’ll be amazed how much you know when you come back. So! Thanks everyone for reading my blog (was it inspirational?? jk) and all of the comments, hope to be reading your Tales of a Gaijin someday!! Oh, for you curious people out there, here's a picture of my first meal in America!! Fancy huh?! I thought so too.