Update...

Hi Everyone,

Forgive me for the delay in posting to my blog.  My time in Japan has been amazing, busy, slightly over whelming at times and definitely interesting.  I have been trying to upload pictures of my adventures in my free time, which is usually in the evening and the wi-fi connection has made it very difficult.  Most International Students rent pocket wifi's from the same company; which alone makes the servers slower, but at night the service runs at a much slower speed.  Please know that I have not forgot about all of you.  I do update a lot on Facebook and I have made most updates public, so please check them out: My Facebook page.  Feel free to ask me questions or just say hi.  I will hopefully be posting a lot in the near future.  Stay tuned...

Kingdom of Characters

Before I left for Japan a friend and I were able to make it to the Kingdom of Characters exhibit at the Young at Arts Museum (YAA) in Davie, FL.  You have a little bit longer to go see it yourself as the exhibit ends September 7th. Please know that there is so much more to see and experience at the museum.  Even though the museum is really more for kids I believe as you walk around the different areas your inner child will emerge; at least mine did.  Check out our day at the YAA!





Currency Exchange

Japan is mostly a cash based society. Since I will not have a Japanese bank account setup until about two weeks after being there everyone told me I should exchange some Dollars into Yen before leaving. The currency exchange rates and fees will be better they said. What you need to know is the international currency exchange converter that shows the daily rates does not apply to the average person, only the gornment and banks gets those rates. Then they decide what rate they are going to offer us.  After making tons of calls and internet researching, I was disappointed how much the difference between the two amounts were but at least I found the best rate available from my bank. I ordered my Yen yesterday and it came today.  Feeling richer than I really am. 

This looks like a lot of money, right?  Don't get too excited it equals less than $200 US Dollars.