We have been bombarded by tuk-tuk drivers and eaten sweet baked sticky rice with bananas inside. That day was our first day in South-East Asia. At the beginning of the day, our bed and breakfast served us a tasty breakfast.…
My Adventure in Chinatown
Have you ever explored inside a Buddha body, been harassed by a Chinese lady and gotten tricked into buying ten bucks of chestnuts all in one day?!? I don’t think so! But, on my first day of being back in…
Kinkakuji – Letter to a friend
Dear Friend, We have had a great time so far on our trip. Yesterday, we went to this big gold plated temple called Kinkakuji. It was exciting. I got a new camera from my mom and dad for my birthday…
Japanese Transportation
I have been on trains that go at least 120 miles per hour at top speed. That’s really fast for regular transportation. I loved zooming on those fast trains. In Japan there is many ways to zip around. The Mazda…
The Hiroshima Bombing
I was and am still amazed at how devastating one explosion could be to one packed city such as busy Hiroshima! I have been there, seen the A-Bomb dome, visited the children peace memorial, and seen the Hiroshima peace…
My First Typhoon
I have experienced 70 mph winds, close to a typhoon! I loved and was amazed at being inside a tropical storm. I have never been inside anything stronger than a thunderstorm and was quite excited. I have always been interested…
The Fantastic Foods of Japan
From squid to bean paste, from good to bad, from weird to simple, there are many amazing and great foods in Japan. Ice cream waffles and sushi are just a few of them! At breakfast, you have choices of what…
Lorenzo’s letter from the airplane
Dear Everyone, Hello! I am writing this on the airplane. I will miss all of you a lot! We are on the very first of quite a big clump of flights all around the world. I think this is crazy…
My Thoughts and Feelings about this Trip
I am happy that we are going on this trip, but of course, it won’t be all easy sailing. Sometimes we will miss our tour or boat ride, but in places where nothing is on time, that will happen. Also,…
My Birthday Speech and Keeping the Secret
Our family had decided to go around the world. We decided to tell everyone about the decision soon. We told the kids at school and our family. But we thought we were going a year earlier then we actually…