Here. Without school, Japanese life seems to be full of day time TV and finishing AP summer homework.

My yukata is finally finished, just in time for Gion matsuri woo! A neighbor of ours made it, and she specializes in sewing, especially kimonos, yukatas, and kabuki theatre costumes. Here`s my masterpiece

I don`t think I even own anything pink, but it`s lovely, I think.

I even went to a Kyoto Sanga game (They`re a division 2 soccer team.) They tied 1-1 to Osaka, which is a nearby city therefore making it an intense rivalry.

Playing with Hiromichi`s fake katana

Seeing geisha in the rain

Spending time with my host family

Setting off fireworks on the 4th of July

Doing activities with the other Kyoto-area exchange students (the guy next to me is a German exchange student who`s here for a year. Lucky.)

Hanging up my wish on a tree for the Tanabata festival.

Chilling with the modern day Power Rangers

Being put in prison with Mai (my host sister)

Sitting down in random traditional houses and posing with cheesy smiles

This is Kyomizu temple, which is my favorite temple of all time. (Me, Mom, Mio)

Me, Mai, and Mio

The whole family, basically, minus papa

Kamo River

Yeah...