sun burns and cracked skin

im really tired and am need of a hard core sleep, but must say this. today fucking rocked! ive got a wicked sun burn, the skin on my shins is cracking, i saw my super cute students at a parade, and spent the whole day meeting new people and being picked up like the wayward gaijin lamb i am. oh, and drinking beer. and watching people fight each other in traditional samurai uniforms, getting free traditional sandals, and meeting someone from prince george (!!!) who went to SFU (!!!) and still managed to do work and sew. did i mention that i've got a sun burn.????. hmmm.

this is bec, new friend who is so fabulous. its nice being with people who call you sweetie. ooh, so we saw this samurai and just wanted a picture, but he ended up asking if we wanted to get into samurai gear. i didnt want to, but the others did. so, this is bec in her gear.

this is the battle, in the heat of it all. did i mention it was so hot? so hot that tar was melting, and subsequently stuck to my shoe.

so, after the battle i hung around on my own, which was good and then met up with yonezawa gaijin, all new to me, and found all the connections, and met the lovely lady from prince george and, ahem, drank lots of beer. and caught the train home with an older student, it was his birthday! (not my student, but from a yonezawa school). so fab. kyo wa tottemo sugoi deshita!