11:32:00 PM
So, in the last few days I haven't been that busy.
Was a vampire for a night, climbed an active volcano, held the best halloween party this towns seen, and had an interview with a national japanese newspaper, who are doing a spread about me and my photography. Not bad for like 3 days huh?
So, Halloween party.
Nate was a Vampire, it was for my adult conversation class. And I threw an amazing early halloween party for them. All pumpkins, candles and gore. We played a tonne of games, which were to be honest, a tonne of fun, with scary music and lots of tricks, they announced it as one the best party ever. And, in my honour, they are throwing me a well done party for me. Which I kinda think is just an excuse for more fun, but still, a party in my honour? I'm not complaining.
And then for the active volcano. Mt. Uzu, is about 20 minutes from my house, and is one of the few active volcanoes in Japan. It last erupted in 2000, and it was pretty big. It's erupted about once every 100 years, so I think I'm safe for now. But we had to watch a video on what we should do if it erupts, it was all in Japanese but I kinda got the gist of it. So, I think if it erupts, I'll be kinda safe. Oh, and by the way, the Japanese for 'volcano eruption' is 'fun-ka', which literally translates as 'fire fountain', which I think is kinda cool.
It was a very hard walk, especially since I was wearing the wrong shoes. There wasn't really a path either. And I've noticed that the Japanese aren't really big on safety. For example, there was a massive canyon, and you could, if you wanted, just walk right over the edge. No fence, no sign, nadda. But the ground still smoked, and you could put your hand on the ground and feel the heat. It was kind of breath taking, and also relaxed me a whole lot.
And yeah, I had an interview with a Japanese newspaper, about my photography and me coming to Japan. So I'm going to have a feature on me in a Japanese newspaper, which I'm looking forward to. I'll post that as soon as I get a copy.
Its been a hectic few days, and I'm so, so tired. And I've got a busy few days in front of me too.
Ouch.
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