Thank you Brother!!

Yesterday was fun - I got a package from my brother and sister-in-law, complete with (among other things) a beautiful watercolor from my near 2 year-old nephew Elliott (I'm quite a proud aunt!), and two delicious monster cookies from Stefanie. Though they were slightly on the crunchy side, they tasted SOOOO good! Thanks Stef!!!

Freshmen BBQ (Japanese style BBQ) hosted by the VanZantes the second week of the semester. It has been fun getting to know all of the new freshmen the past few weeks.

Eating at a local restaurant, Mariyama, after sports time with a group of BEST students- many of whom are new freshmen. I always order Curry doria - it's amazing!

Last week after a few days of rain, apparently there was a bit of a mini land slide down the block from my house. On the top of this hill, the ground shifted just enough to uproot a few huge trees, sending them over the wall, closing the street for several days. Praise Jesus I wasn't biking past at the time!