Goodbye Morizo... Goodbye Japan! 

The Long Goodbye...

I know... I know, I know.... This took me WAY too long to post. But here it is: I left Japan, my beloved Aichi-ken, Kozakai-cho August 6th, 2005.

I'm still homesick, so I'm not going to do any big reflection on my time in Japan, but I will say this:

It was some of the best moments of my life.
I met the most incredible people...
and I will be back.

Enjoy these photos... and stay tuned for the Aimee in Toronto blog... New adventures on a new continent.

Me and my Mia. I miss you! 

Port Kobe 

Mountain side. 

Ben enjoying his first pint of the day on a box outside of the liquor store in Kobe. 

Another party night in Okazaki with Siobhan (the white girl) and some new friends... 

Dwaaaaaaayne and Thomas. - Dashing boyz. 

SUMO! 

Tyler... The Melon Head. 

Craig, my favourite bartender in Okazaki. He;s from Chicago... I miss ya Craig! Thanks for keepin the Asahi Black comin... 

Kendo Club! 

Hara-sensei. A wicked kendo sensei. 

Aloha! 

I love it. 

Loren... as The Jesus 

Nicole, sporting her new batgirl shades from Tyler, and eating her Cleveland chocolate bar from her predecessor... Cleveland: A Sweet Place... 

Jim and me (in a beer dress). Good times in Nagoya... 

Me, Alan, and Mel on her birthday!!! 

ah... hanging out with town officials... yes, that is a dart. it's a suction-cup dart... which i had stuck to my forehead... and yes, it did leave a giant purple mark on my head for days. 

Lim, Honda, and I with our pretty chimes at our goodbye party... 

beautiful Gamagori from the mountain top 

Eri just ate a little too much wasabi... 

Me and some of my ex students having a goodbye party! 

cya Sakae... (my fav place to party in Nagoya) 

Golden Week Baby!

Golden Week is a series of holidays spanning roughly over a week that celebrate the Emperor, children, the earth... etc. To me... it meant travel time!!! So here are pictures of my tour of Japan.

It went like this...

1. Take a bullet train to Tokyo.
2. Chill out for a day or two.
3. Fly to Nagasaki... see the city, museums, etc.
4. Take a bullet train to Hiroshima...
5. Then to Osaka -- Universal Studios
6. Train to Kyoto -- dress up like a geisha...
7. Make it back to Aichi in time to get myself sorted for school the next day!

--- Loads of fun stories... but those will have to wait until I'm home. Enjoy these snippits!

Nicole and I reflected in the window of the shinkansen (bullet train) on our way to Tokyo!