the fall

running in the fall is great. the air is so nice and crisp. the leaves are beautiful. its so much fun to just run along the river under the red, yellow and green leaves in the morning sunrise. (although i do admit, its hard to get out of bed at the crack of dawn to run in the cold-leaving the comfort of my warm blankets) there's just something in me that loves the peacefulness of the morning. seeing the old people walking their dogs, who smile and say good morning. it ends up being such a nice special part of my day. this saturday, i was out the door and running at 6:30. i ran 5 miles in one direction to a big river, ran back through two nice parks and all the way to this huge cemetery that overlooks the city. i ran for 2 hours and 50 minutes. i felt pretty good. i like the time to myself, to think, to enjoy Gods beautiful creation and just to start my day.

its december. wow. i've been in japan for about a year and a half now, and i can't believe it. i have a couple more weeks till winter vacation. about 20 days more of work. whooohooooo!!!! im still not sure of what i'm going to do. i few days trips... i don't know what else...