Aqua

Aqua aerobics really is incredible.

I can't believe how toned my arms and legs are.

Obviously it's down to the step aerobics as well but I think it's the aqua that does the most work.

I don't understand why I'm the only young person in the class! Don't people understand how much it works wonders for getting a seriously buff body!!!!

And the cute old ladies....

Awwwww.....

I love the fact that whilst they are practically submerged underwater, I have to bend my legs to actually get the benefit of it all! The deepest point in the pool is only 1.20m!!!!

LOL!!!

Obsessed with Bingo!

One of my elementary school teachers is absolutely obsessed with bingo!

Every week, no matter what the topic, he wants to play bingo.

I take it he's not listening to the cries of 'mata?!' from the students!! And he never listens when I say that we should play something else!

He gives me a lesson plan and I lead the class, so today when it got to the point where we were supposed to play bingo, I announced that we would be playing a totally different game.

The look of shock on his face was priceless!

But when he realised how awesome the game was and how much the kids loved it, he came up to me and said that it was a good idea and thanked me.

LOL!

And then he gave me next weeks lesson plan...and guess what?

BINGO!!!

LOLOLOLOL!!!!

Lovin Life

I've just spent the last 3.5 hours talking on Skype.

First was to my girl in Australia and then another friend in UK.

I haven't spoken to either of them in the longest time and it was just so AWESOME catching up.

And then I realised how much I am loving life right now!!

There is so much that I'm looking forward to and then there's the move to Tokyo.

Everything is so good.

I printed out some pics from my trip at Christmas to send home to my family and just looking through them has made me realise how much amazing stuff I've been able to do since I came here. And it all just put a massive smile on my face!

LOVIN IT!!

xx

Road Trips

So I'm in the midst of planning a road trip around Shikoku.

I really am amazed about how much awesome stuff there is to do there!

I thought Shikoku was like 4 seriously inaka prefectures but there are a billion temples and gorgeous parks, scenery and coastlines to be seen!

I'm really looking forward to it.

I was planning the route out with my girl today after we went to the gym. I love planning and organzing trips! Other than actually going to a place, the planning is the best part!

Like I could never imagine just going on a trip that I hadn't taken part in the planning of. It's weird, I just LOVE organizing things! But more than anything, I just love spending my free periods scouring the pages of Lonely Planet guides and then checking out photos online of all the places that I think I wanna see. It just builds up so much excitement!

And I just love having something to look forward to. Becaus everyday that you are working your arse is one day closer to when the road trip is gonna happen!

It's gonna be 3 days of awesomeness. A lot of driving and probably a lot of crankiness but getting to see 4 prefectures will be really cool, deshou?

Totally excited!!!

xx

Dumbass

You know what?

For someone so smart, I can be really effing dumb sometimes.

STUPID.

*sigh*

Bored!!

Man I am so bored!

I really want someone to come over and make me a feast. I've been eating all day but I'm still starving.

And I'm bored.

I've looked at so many pictures of Indonesia I actually can't look at any more. The frustration that I have to wait another 3 months to go there kills me!

Maybe I should have a nap...

I would go out but it's raining outside. And if you know me well, you know how much I hate going out in the rain.

I was thinking though that this month I really have to save money. Which means no mammoth shopping trips. The only thing I wanna buy is rain boots. Everything else can wait. But I SWEAR I will not go on a shopping spree this month.

Seriously!!!

I know you don't believe me - but I WILL prove you wrong!

xx

Sleeping In

I was in bed by 11pm last night coz I was so knackered not having slept after getting in yesterday morning.

I woke up at noon.

13 hours.

Nice.

Still feel a lil bit tired though. I checked my phone this morning and turns out I spoke to a couple of people after midnight. I don't even remember the conversations - that's how tired I was.

I promised myself that today would be my cleaning day.

Right.....

I LOVE Travelling

I am so excited about the trips coming up.

The first one will be a road trip across Shikoku.

Next, is 5 days in Kyoto.

And then the big one. 10 days in Indonesia. Java. Bali.

This is gonna be one of the most incredible trips of my life.

Not only is Bali paradise, but Java has got some sights I know are going to literally take my breath away. And I'm really excited because a friend from England is coming and meeting me there.

Funny that it's cheaper for her to fly to Bali from London than it is for me to fly there from Japan.

When you get a good group of people together, it MAKES a trip.

You don't have the loneliness that sometimes occurs travelling alone.

The best it is that you have the option of splitting off and doing your own thing. Everyone doesn't have to stick together. And a couple of the people that I'm going with are like me in that way. If I wanna do something that no one else wants to do, I just go off and do it. When it comes ot travelling, I always know what i wanna do and I make sure that I do those things. You can't fly to another country and just follow the crowd. That's not cool.

I am so damn excited. When I see pics of where I'm going to be going, I just get into this state of disbelief that i am going to get to experience something so incredible.

It's totally worth not saving a penny if this is what I'm getting from it.

Worth every damn penny.

I can't wait.