The Neighborhood

My homestay parents and I took a walk around the neighborhood today. Kind of a hike, considering we went off-road a bit. They won't let me go wander on my own. Otou-san says that there's a lot of bad men on the roads, so I shouldn't go walking alone. Funny... I thought the area was rather safe. Quiet farm town, you know?

It might also be b/c of my relative helplessness in a foreign country.

But I took some photos! Take a look! Photos can be downloaded at full size, if u want them.

These are my homestay parents and their dog, Junior. They are so wonderful!

A view of the mountains from our hike.

Peach blossoms. These are everywhere! It isn't time yet for sakura blossoms, but the sakura trees are budding so it will be soon.

Some of the rice fields, although it isn't planting season yet. There were monkeys in there yesterday, but I didn't see any today.