I took a afternoon trip kayaking up the Pelican River that runs nearby my house. I saw a pack of four river otters. Their heads stuck out of the water and they chattered noise at me as I tried to sneak past them.
My first night back in the states. I flew Tokyo to Chicago and then Chicago to Minneapolis. My college friend Ben (Dubee) picked me up at the airport and we went for pizza and beer. It was a huge culture shock. Everything was different; eating outside, the size of the parking lot, the casualness of the waiter, having to show ID, leaving tips, paying with a card, and listening to English conversations.
I hardly ate any pizza in Japan. Okonomiyaki is just as good. Since I've been in the states, however, I've had a lot of pizza. I had to try the deep dish pizza while in Chicago, and there aren't really any other good foods around my hometown.
Living in Japan really made me a food tourist. I enjoy regional foods now even more than I did before I went to Japan. I recommend people travel through Japan so that they can see just how many regional differences there are in the cuisine.
Here's my dog. His name is Skipper. He grew old while I was in Japan, but he still has the same energy that he had when he was a puppy.
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