It's the New Year's time here in Japan, which as far as I can tell, seems to last a lot longer than it does back in the U.S. Lots of people go to temples and all that, so I went to a couple with Alex, the other American exchange student here in Nagasaki prefecture. We went to the Suwa Shrine, the biggest shrine in Nagasaki prefecture, located in Nagasaki itself. A ton of other people were there as well, and it was quite interesting to see. I took a time-lapse video of us walking up the steps to the shrine, but it turned out to be a shorter trip than I expected, so the video is kind of quick. Also, I didn't really think the whole time-lapse thing through, so at times it can get a bit choppy. If you've got some video know-how though, maybe you can go through it a little slower.


For New Year's day, we had a meal of special New Year's-only food. Most of it was pretty gross. Actually, I can't honestly say that I enjoyed the meal. Most of the stuff came covered in some weird glazing that hardened into a plastic-like covering. However, the next day I also went to a New Year's dinner in Nagasaki with Alex where we had some KFC which was a little more edible. Apparently KFC has become a sort of traditional food in the end of year/New Year's time of year. I would be all OH GOODNESS THAT IS GROSS about that, but seriously, KFC is such a better choice than the stuff they usually have.

So uh, I don't really have a whole lot to say here. I guess, uh, have a happy New Year and all, even though I am quite late on that. As for a New Year's resolution, I don't really have one. Never really did make them anyway, because I usually just forget about them in a week or so. I dunno. New Year.