Welcome to Angie's blog

I have been contemplating beginning a blog for awhile. Back in college the majority of the campus was on an online journal kick, which ended up just being a gossip fest, and I wanted nothing to do with that scene. But some recent events of this week have encouraged me to go ahead and start my own blog, not to mention Becky said, "You should start a blog." So thanks, Becky, for being the final straw. Here I am. Welcome.

Here is a recent Kikugawa sunset I saw on my walk home from school. I practially ran to my house to get my camera so I could get a photo before it disappeared. At times like this I have to stand in awe and say a prayer of thanks for being surrounded by such beauty. I feel incredibly lucky to be exactly where I am at this point in my life.


Five junior high boys here in Kikugawa baked and decorated these cupcakes for me. They were SO nervous to give them to me. I especially liked the one with the big pink lips. The boy who created that one had the reddest face of any person I have seen as he gave it to me. When I go to junior high schools in Shimonoseki, students (usually san-nensai boys) sometimes scream rude and sexual-related comments down the hall. It is a joy and relief to be in Kikugawa Junior High on a some-what regular basis where the boys just turn red in the face rather than be disrespectful.


I wish that this picture could convey just how sweet the students and teacher are at this school. The whole school only has 53 students! Sadly, because I go to so many schools, I won't be returning there until next school year sometime. They hold a special place in my heart.


So here I am. Welcome to my blog.