GOOD NEWS!! No, I don't have a job yet or a place... But, my cousin Chieko had her baby last week. A beautiful baby boy.

It's late friday night and I'm getting ready to head to Chicago tomorrow. I've been hanging out at my sister's apartment with her hubby, Jeremy, and their beautiful daughter, Moriah. It's been a pleasure meeting his family and hanging out with my niece. I have mostly pictures of Moriah, as you'll understand why from looking at the pics. More to come but here's a couple...

So a week has passed since I left Okinawa. I've visited San Francisco, outside Sacramento, Oregon. And now here I am in the Portland airport getting ready to take a red eye to Charlotte N.C. My friend Pat will be flying into Charlotte a couple hours after me and the our friend JT will be picking us up. Will be hanging out for a couple days before heading to my sis, Michelle's place. Well, that's the future. Time to fill you in on the past and present. Checked out San Francisco courtesy of my friends Gus and Jennie. Went to Rocklin,CA to meet up with my Uncle John and fam. Played some soccer, swam in a pool, ate some good food, went mountain biking, and relaxed. Took a train back to San Francisco, rented a bike and sightsaw stuff like Pier 39 and the Golden Gate bridge. In Oregon, went to my friends Jeff and Hillary's wedding. Met some wonderful people and again got to hang out in a pool. Transition back to America going bery well (chinese accent). Well, off to North Carolina I go. The adventure continues...
こんにちは、
もう一週間過ぎて、アメリカにちょっとなれました。今までたくさん友達会って、本当に楽しんでます！ＣａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａとＯｒｅｇｏｎに行って、アメリカンサイズのご飯食べて、アメリカンサイズの飲み物を飲んで、太ったかもしれません。今から妹の所に行きます。行ってきます。。。

　Golden Gate Bridge
Mountain Biking

Jeff and Hillary's wedding

So my cousin Chieko's daughter just doesn't slow down.

So my life has been packed with bye bye parties, triathlons, cleaning, more bye bye parties, and now Obon has started. For those of you that don't know Obon is a big deal in Okinawa. It is the time of the year when the spirits of the dead come and visit their houses. We spend lots of time cleaning and then people visit each others' houses leaving a gift, having a chat, eating a little and then leaving. I did 2 triathlons in 2 weeks. The first was a 1 km swim, 30 km bike, and a 5km run. I finished in 28th out of 110th place. The following week was a reverse triathlon where I ran 5km, biked 15 km, and finished with a 400 meter pool swim. I came in 17th out of 73rd place.