Happy Trails
I'm ready to be on my way after spending a much-needed evening at Toyoda sushi eating sushi, drinking sake and talking to Nat-chan and a lovely woman from Okinawa. I talked to Toyoda (Nat-chan) in Japanese for a while and I was surprised at both how easily it came back to me and how confident I felt after speaking and listening. When I chatted with the Okinawan woman at the bar next to me, she was so utterly sweet and reassuring that I couldn't help getting excited for the trip.

And, oh my god, I know I'm getting my hopes up unrealistically (especially on a student visa) but she said that a woman she knew who was very much too short to model in the US made over TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS a month working in Tokyo a little while ago because caucasians are at such a premium. Um, hell yeah? I may not be good enough but until someone tells me that for sure... I'm going to give it a try and maybe put some cash toward staying at a Ryokan (Traditional Japanese Inn) with onsen (hot springs) in Sapporo over the winter and scuba diving in Okinawa with Justin. Maybe pay off some of my loans? So I'm a closet optimist, shut up.

My bags are packed, I'm ready to go....

Keep an eye out for Glacier pictures soon.