Canyons, Kabobs, Cookies, and Cold.

this weekend i went CANYONING.. ie.. putting on a wetsuit and jumping down waterfalls and sliding down rocks. I know, y'all are thinking, man that girl is so extreme. We'll, i am. But it was real fun. I went with a bunch of JET kids, including Cristina (you may remember her from such episodes as.. Tokyo craziness, JET Orientation, and the ski jumpers of Nagano).Afterwards, we bbq-ed and rested up for a night of dancing at the Full Moon Party, nearby the canyoning place. Although cold, that was pretty sweet too. There were a couple of DJ's, firepits, kabobs, and lots of dancing. We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves until about 3:00am.. when we had to decide if we were heading home on the last bus or waiting up for the 7:30am bus. We went with the 3am bus. The next morning we headed home, bbq-d again with a group of friends, then chilled out for the night. The next day after dropping off Cristina, I was full of ambition and took on two major projects. 1.) Baking chocolate chip cookies. Between figuring out how to work my microwave/toaster/oven, converting to the metric system, and finding the right ingredients, this was more of a task than it appears. They turned out slightly cake like and strangely shaped but good. I think I'm going to give them to my school and call them a Boston delicacy. Next, winterizing my house. Yes, it is getting cold and I am absolutely petrified of the Katashina winter. I have bought almost everything in the store that could possibly used to keep in heat. It a moment of ambition/insanity, I decided to make two walls in order to shrink the size of the room I need to heat. needless to say, this was a task in itself and I have no idea if they will be standing, much less keeping the heat in, when I get home from work today.
But things are good.. the newness of everything is wearing off a bit and its getting a little cold. But I have things to look forward to (Aaron and Lauren are coming!) and things to keep me busy (yes.. I have taken up Judo) and am slowly learning Japanese..
The Canyoning Crew
I'm so EXTREME
.. and so is Cristina?