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It is getting harder and harder to write in this everyday.

Basically I only had class on Monday and Tuesday this week. Wednesday I have no class, Thursday Japanese classes were cancelled, and Friday was a holiday. I really should have gone somewhere outside of Tokyo, but that was bad planning on my part. During the days off I just relaxed and hung out with friends.

Saturday I went with Sheung and Keaton to Takaosan. It's basically a popular mountain that you can reach by going all the way to the end of the Keio line. That being said, it is also a very popular spot as it is so close. There were tons of people there. Being the hardcore mountain climbers that we are, we climbed all the way to the top instead of taking the tram. It was well worth it. We got to see so much of nature. A cliff going up to the left of you, and down to the right of you is a pretty cool sight. I was very surprised by the amount of older people climbing the mountain. There were old ladies walking up with their canes! Upon reaching the top we were all famished. Everyone there had brought their own food and were having picnics at the top. We settled for some snacks to tide us over till we returned home. It took about an hour and a half to get to the top, and another hour to get back down. It was a lot of fun.

Today I did some homework in the morning then headed off to visit my old host family. I was very surprised when I remembered how to get to their house. I guess walking it every day for a month will do that. They were all really glad to see me. The first impression was that my Japanese was tons better than it was before. They said that they could speak a lot more freely now that I could understand more words and phrases. We ate dinner together and talked about all the things that have happened between then and now. They have not changed at all. The kids are still studying at school and the parents are still as quirky as ever. I was very glad to see them once again.