I'm a bad blogger

So, sorry for not posting much recently...  I sort of am bad at this thing I guess.

But anyway, some pretty cool things have happened recently!  First off, my school kind of gave me 2 extra weeks of vacation, and second... I'm trying to see if I can turn those two extra weeks into trips to China and Japan!  Stupid china though... They require a visa to visit anywhere on the mainland, and it just so happens that that visa is $120 USD to all American citizens...  Damn.  But since I'll have some extra time, maybe I'll take the 24 hour ferry to China, instead of hopping a plane!  I have a feeling it might be cheaper but I'm not sure.  I've never really been on a ship for any extended period of time so that might be pretty fun.

The idea of going to Japan is still a rough plan... But it might be a good one?  I know I want to check it out some time, but it might be really expensive...  Maybe not something I should do back to back with china traveling.  But then again... I do have a month of vacation...

Also happening this summer, my Mom is coming to visit and I'm really excited to show her the country!  Also, in 5 days, my really good friend Mark Stickler is coming for a visit so I'm more than a little pumped to see him!  The guy's been dreaming of Asia, specifically Korea and Japan, for like 10 years.  So I'm sure his visit will be a blast!