Judging from my own dates, it appears obvious that I am not a religious blogger. I sometimes think that I can write the next great website, or be featured on television for something spectacular I did on the internet; fat chance. I blame everything on my passion for laziness and outright ambivalent attitude towards being that special person.
Basically here is a run down of the things people missed if they kept watching my blog for an update, the world kept moving. As for my own life, here is what I did not post. I settled myself into Misawa and not long after did I realize having air conditioning during the summer months is something I cherish dearly. The summer months of July and August faded and I began a fall semester in college. I enrolled in the prestigious double university college of University of Maryland University College. I took two classes my first term, those being English 101 and Japanese. The English was a requirement of course and the Japanese was something I wanted to learn. The terms here are only eight weeks so those passed quickly and into term two. Second term I took English 391, which is the highest English class you can take. I also took Math 107 and Japanese 2. Again, the Math was a requirement and I liked the English teacher. Those terms have also passed and we are gearing up for term three. Which I am only taking Japanese. I am currently maintaining a 3.2 GPA, so I guess I am doing alright.
Somewhere along the way, I met a friend in school who introduced me to someone who was selling a car for very cheap. Although I would prefer a rear wheel drive, extremely fast and nice looking car, I instead landed in the seat of a Honda Civic. The little Civic has taken me to many different places here in Northern Japan. Having a vehicle has to be the best investment I have made so far while on my excursion.
During my travels in Japan, I have been as far north as Aomori and as far south as Morioka. In Aomori I visited the aquarium and had a lunch. I should spend more time there one day and I know I need to take more pictures. My trip to Morioka landed me at a local car tuning shop. Although my little Civic is not a tuning car, it was still nice to know the location of a reputable car shop. I have not set out to make any specific trips lately, but I know I need to get out and take pictures of everything I see. Of course, I will post all my pictures up on my website at: www.redbeansphotography.com
The drifting season came to an end here in the north. The winter months bring snow and ice and therefore not a spectacular weather set up for drifting. I attended three Dynamite Drift rounds which I cheered on my local friends from here at the base. Unfortunately my cheering did not work and nobody came close to winning. I also attended a two day car show at the local track. Which is where I met the local hero, Metal Gami. Metal Gami is a rapper/drifter and one of the only Japaricans I know that can easily simultaneously translate English to Japanese and vise versa. The D1 Professional Drifting Series also made an appearance locally. During their off-season the many drivers traveled around the country to help promote the sport and gain more popularity. I took pictures of most of these events, but the D1 Day was muggy, rainy and windy so therefore my coverage was horrible. The local non-track sponsored drifting events also proved exciting. With the massive amounts of rain and occasional snow we have spent a lot of time on our tracks. Unfortunately I had to witness the loss of my buddies car, but he is in the process of rebuilding and will be back on the road before next season.
Recently I picked up snowboarding as my new favorite hobby. Since I cannot afford a cool drift car at the moment, I have invested some money into snowboarding. Although I had never been before I chose the hardest course in the local area to learn. Hakkoda is a very nice place to board and ski, but far from a place for beginners. After spending a few days learning, I took my talents elsewhere and ended up in Okunakayama. That resort is much more suited for the beginner. I am quickly picking up speed and hopefully by the end of the snow season I will be good enough to tackle Hakkoda once and for all.
So now that I have caught everyone up on as much as I can remember, I will take the time to plan my next blog. Maybe one day I will become interested enough to put a real honest effort into documenting my days in Japan. If only my writing was more captivating and exciting.
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