Family, Kids, Study, Trees in Japan

Do you save some of the best food for last when you eat? I'm like that with photos. When I like one, I don't post it right away. But sometimes I put photos aside for too long or completely forget them (like this entire gallery here).

Anyway, I really enjoyed meeting this family and getting to take photos of their two girls. The picture on the right is a classic "grab the cell phone and capture this moment" moment. Normally I don't ask about taking pictures in public places, but I did ask permission to take several shots of the girls at close range. You can see another picture of the older sister here. The father studied for a year in Boulder, Colorado, and now he's a rocket scientist. I love meeting such interesting people, but it's too bad when we live hours away from them...

I've been studying every day for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, so I'm tired every evening. When I study I often scribble in my text books to the consternation of my teacher. But I'm no match for this (way to go).

I also found a new blog that looks promising if this is any indication.

If you're interested development and the environment, see this blog by a guy who lived in Japan until recently (and now he's in Sweden). Yesterday I checked and this post and this post both intrigued me. He's posting some very nice pictures, too.

And from China, what's a lie?