Todays the day!!! The day of wearing Kimonos!! I was so excited since I made the reservation two days in advance and I even woke up buzzing with excitement. At around 7:05am, Belle, Chloe, and I headed out to the Kiyomizu-dera area ( this is the place with the old looking pretty streets and temple … Continue reading “May 26th: Kimono Day!!!!!!!!!”

hey folks. i had a bad day. i’d rather not write about it but i don’t want to get in trouble or something. i will first go over my thoughts on the hiroshima museum. i was already pretty well-educated on this event but of course it was a lot to take in. seeing the mundane, … Continue reading “May 26th: Kimono Day!!!!!!!!!”

The day was another early one, starting at 7AM. Breakfast was a nice highlight, maining avocado toast, something I would never expect to see in Japan! Was definitely a treat. Our first activity was a trip to a nearby temple for a Zazen practice. For those not in the know, Zazen is a meditative discipline … Continue reading “May 26th: Kimono Day!!!!!!!!!”

Toei Studio Park Kyoto Today was our free day in Kyoto, followed by the game jam kickoff at 5pm. For the free day Vincent, Maddy, Esther, Sten, and I went to the Toei Studio Park in Kyoto to see the giant Eva 01 statue. We went with the understanding that we would only be able … Continue reading “May 26th: Kimono Day!!!!!!!!!”

May 26th: Unfortunately I have little to share today because I am 90% sure I have strep throat. It is very on and off pain wise. Sometimes I feel fine other times I can’t speak or swallow. Now is one of the latter times. Perfect for typing. I woke up late and played Zelda for … Continue reading “May 26th: Kimono Day!!!!!!!!!”

May 25th: Today was a bit challenging. I am staring to get sick and we are going to be out all day. Not to mention the weight of going to the Hiroshima museum was more than I expected There were many school groups with young young kids going into the museum that had very graphic … Continue reading “May 26th: Kimono Day!!!!!!!!!”

We woke up super early today and meditated with a monk at his shrine. Something that surprised me was that if you get distracted or your back begins to hurt, you bring your hands together, bow to the monk, and he hit you with a rod. My back did begin to hurt – I also … Continue reading “May 26th: Kimono Day!!!!!!!!!”

The entire group spent the day sightseeing numerous temples – both Shinto and Buddhist. While I don’t remember the exact names of all of them, I remember them all clearly. We first went to the Golden shrine right on the lake, that had part of the cremated remains of the Buddha on the third floor. … Continue reading “May 26th: Kimono Day!!!!!!!!!”

May 24th: As today approach I constantly wished to sit for a while since my feet hurt. I wished incorrectly. We had meditation early in the morning and I had to use every ounce of my strength to keep good posture and attempt to weave my legs into a braid. It was really interesting process … Continue reading “May 26th: Kimono Day!!!!!!!!!”

Today was about as busy as I expected it to be, but boy I did not think it would physically affect my body as much as it did.