Smoking is a dirty habit, yet necessary for the oral experience. I've already burned through two packs since I've been here, and decided to take a break from cigarettes, because of the quickly noticeable negative effects.  In America there's a readily available (yet mostly illegal), positive alternative, but we won't get into that.  

This pink car sits in route of my 45 minute walk to Shouwa High School.  On nice mornings like todays, (when the picture was taken), you can hear many of roosters doing their cock-a-doo-... whatever. I'm working on getting some good audio, but with my digital camera, it's difficult to pick up any audio without getting wind noise, common on clear days like today following a rainy day. 

wait, the alcohol is working, I'm floating above everything. perhaps it's the music by AIR I'm listening to, which has roots in Japanese culture. Anyway, there may be few post in the next few days, hence the double post of today.