And again I was pleasantly reminded why I love Japan. Sakura trees only bloom for a week of ten days. Then the flowers start to fall and are replaced by bright green leaves, which will then, by fall, turn to yellow, brown a.

A blog about my year studying abroad! My name is Melissa and I am a 22 year old American living in rural Japan. Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Thursday, February 10, 2011. You want me to memorize how many new vocab words! Yup that pretty much sums up my first few days of class. Lots of pictures are now in the evidence section.

As cliche as it may seem, I can not believe how quick this thing has gone! As for a quick blog post, lately what have I been up to? Wish everyone a Happy New Year and hope everyone en.

Knowledge is not gained through age, it is gained through experience. Journey Into Japan Fall 2010. I have been given another chance to study abroad in Japan. First up is the park we went to for Hanami.

The entire experience felt like blur, but nothing felt quite as fast as the last month there did. I wish I could have finished up a few posts I wanted to make about the last trips I took to Tokyo, the Kurama Onsen, and all the goodbyes I had to say. Hiroshima, Miyajima, and Thanksgiving.