Yesterday I:
Hiked a mountain on Shimokita Pensinsula
Saw my first wild monkeys!!!! (Too fast, no picture)
Soaked in an onsen overlooking the sunset on the Tsugaru Strait
Had a delicious dinner including a strange, but tasty fish with eggs in its belly, mashed potatoes with nori, wasabi, garlic, cream, and butter, and sauttéed eggplant with a miso reduction
Today is:
My First Day of School – same jitters as the 5th grade
The time when I risk embarassing myself in front of all my students and colleagues by giving my intro speech at the opening ceremony
The day I get summer tires for the Beast (for free!)
Sail Forth - Japan Chapter 
How can you call Chyna “beast” !!!
I’m anxiously awaiting the report on your first day of school. I’m sure your students will ADORE you (especially the little boys……)
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What is an “onsen” – a spring?
Love you – Grandma
Apparently those monkeys are the most northern dwelling monkeys in the world.