I had a small get together at my place and invited Alia-san and Leslie-san, two of my fellow Japanese study students from both Pierce College and the IJP 2006 program. We had fun hanging out, playing video games and chatting. We also had a lovely dinner—though I ate far too much—across the street at Stuart Anderson’s Black Angus (thanks for treating us, Leslie-san!). Alia is departing for UC Irvine to continue her Japanese studies there, so this was also to wish her luck and say farewell.

It was good seeing them and it’s still hard to believe that our time in Japan was already more than a year ago. Time sure flies…