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I'm back in Colorado for the summer!!

This is Pikes Peak and Garden of the Gods - taken by my dad.

On Tuesday I had the longest three hour plane trip ever. I left Okinawa at 11am and got in to Colorado at 1pm three flights later. I didn't sleep the night before so that I could sleep on the flight over the Pacific. But then the guy in front of me put his seat back so far that he practically had his head in my lap and I couldn't move, much less sleep. So I have been sleeping a lot since I got here. And spending money. And eating greasy American food.

But seriously, you don't realize how convenient American shopping is until you spend five hours walking around a Japanese store looking for salt and pepper shakers and then come home with a pair of flipflops two sizes too small. I went to Barnes and Noble and spent roughly $60 in less than five minutes of shopping. After that I cut myself off, but I couldn't tear myself away from the books so I spent another couple hours reading in the store. Then I went to Hobby Lobby and was so overwhelmed by the craft selection that I couldn't make any decisions.

Driving is an adventure again too. I drove roughly three blocks to my best friend's house (it's on the far side of a hill and I wasn't sure I'd be able to make it to the top of the hill without being adjusted to the altitude). In the process I stalled the car, managed to turn the windshield wipers on instead of the blinker at every turn, and had a really really hard time staying on the correct side of the road. But me, the car, and the squirrels all survived.

I'll check in again soon!