hey everyone!
    I've finally caught up with all my pictures to this day. I think I have 321 on my flickr site and 1 video of our last taiko drumming practice. You should def. go check them out!!!!
    As of late I've been taking it easy. Aside from practicing various things and brushing up on Japanese I've been helping coach at my host sisters volleyball practice! Although I'm pretty small when it comes to volleyball I dominate pretty much everywhere here lol. The nets are a little lower which helps. Most recently I played with some older women betweent he ages of 30-50. It was insane!!! They could hit well and their ball control was excellent. I felt like I was playing back in high school!     
    Tonight I have shishimai practice. shishimai is lion dance. Most people are most familiar with dragon dance which is many people under a long dragon like costume and one person operating a head. this is similar but the head is a lion's head and there is usually only one or two people under the lion. Also with that I may learn how to play the yokobue which is a wooden flute which i bought not to long ago.
    July 4th is coming fast!!!! Our plan here is to get some fireworks and go down to the river and shoot them off while BBQ'in. Following that were going to see a huge shishimai presentation. exciting right?
    Well keep in touch everyone and I'll try to respond as quickly as possible.

~ryu~

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