I had my first CouchSurfing hosting experience in Japan this week. It was wonderful.

There were two girls visiting the Fukushima Prefecture from Tokyo. I must say, it is strange to have complete strangers come into your home, given complete access to your most personal place, but it’s fun.

They came in on Wednesday. I had Thursday off for the Equinox (yes, Japan celebrates the Equinox). On Thursday, we went to Aizu (Aizu Wiki). It’s the home of a huge castle. It is a very historical and beautiful place.

Last weekend, I finally went to Iwaki. We had a morning of picking up trash on the beach, and then a bbq afterwards. I think I slept through most of the bbq (I’m not used to waking up at 4:00am after getting to sleep at 1:00am). It was fun. Someone left some kittens in a tiny cooler on the beach, and with a note that asked someone to take them to a good home. It was sad. Well, one of my coworkers saw this, and decided to take them home to find homes for them. They are so cute. It’s sad that someone could just leave them out there to die like that. Good thing there are people like Erin to make sure they are alright.

I have so much more I could talk about, but I have to get ready for work.

I’m uploading some new pics as well!!! Hope you like them.

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