Totally Tokyo

I found the place that I will be spending the rest of my life...

I know, I know, with an entry title as extreme as "I found the place that I will be spending the rest of my life..." you think that I would have updated sooner! However, this past week and weekend have been dedicated to papers and midterm reviews. But it was the weekend before this one, 7th & 8th, we had a 4 day weekend due to Sports Day. During that weekend I did a ton of different activities. I attended an International MTV press confrence with Pasha. It was here that all of MTV's Graphic Design departments internationally gathered to discuss new and old projects. Michel Gondry's brother, who is now into music video direction, was a guest speaker.
Jason's sister was visiting for the week, so we tried to expose her to as many great spots that Tokyo has to offer. We went to Meji gardens, a place that I went by myself the first day in Japan, strolled in the park, and went shopping in Harajuku. It was my first Harajuku shopping experience and the only way to describe it is : INTENSE! So many people, so many deals, so many stores...... ahh heaven- but still over whelming.
It was then on Sunday that Jason, his sister, Pasha, Laura and Myself jumped on a train to travel to Kamakura. Kamaura is a vaction desitination for a lot of Tokyo residence. It is only about an hour and a half away from the city, and even if the journey was longer, it would still be worth it. The day we choose to go there were the blue-est skies, only make all the greens even greener. When we got to the town of Kamakura we did a little window shopping on the main street and then hopped on a bus to go see Japan's largest bronze Buddha. As the name suggest, it was a large bronze Buddha, but it was stillvery breath taking and beautiful, especially with the back ground of the beautiful day. From the Buddha we walked through more of the town and found our selves at the beach, which was my only destination. By the time we reached the shore, the sun was at its lowest point and just waiting for us to come to the ocean before it set. It was ....ah..... amazing! The ocean was filled with wind surfers and surfboarders. The coastline was lit pretty with all of its buildings, and I spent the next hour jsut collecting shells. It was just a very peaceful state for me. So if you are ever looking for me 10 years from now, try looking on the shores of Kamakura first. I guess all you can do now is enjoy the pictures!

posted by Stephy-ru @ Wednesday, October 18, 2006