random update

so i know i said i would try and update again before i left for kyoto...i lied. anyway, i went and came back and it was awesome. got back a couple days ago, and tomorrow morning at 5am (in approx. 3 hours) i'm getting up to embark on another trip. albeit only an overnight trip, but an important one nonetheless because it's my first one by myself (since coming to japan)! i'm going to yokohama, the second largest city in japan, about two to three hours away by train, and home to the biggest china town in the country, and one of the biggest in the world. wish me luck! when i get back, i'll post pics of kyoto, yokohama, and whatever else i've promised to do :).