Niseko Nihon ha daisuke desu!
This means I love Niseko Japan.
I’ve been living in a fantasy world for the past 11 days with fresh powder, amazing food, no cell phone and obligations besides skiing.
I have 5 more days left. I love it here. I was so anxious coming into this trip. I hardly knew anyone here and I knew the sleeping situation was going to be difficult. Now, I know I can handle almost anything.
Today it rained. I have been so sore and exhausted from all the hiking. Everyone slept in this morning. Yuki, our translator, and I decided to go out for lunch and shopping in the rain.
I should be more excited in this photo because for the first time of the trip, I got to sit shotgun.
The culture here in Kutchan is all about skiing! Here’s a big fence made out of old atomics.
Lunch was so good. Delicious cod, salmon and scallop with fish eggs on top.
After lunch, I bought some sweets and souvenirs, including these new shoes for myself.
Here I am in my closet with my new shoes.
And the other pair…
Tonight we went out to eat at this amazing Yakitori place. I ate raw whale meat and pork stomach. Afterwards, we met some Kutchan locals for drinks and fun. It was so nice to be out of the house all day on my day off experiencing Japanese culture and practicing the language as much as possible.
Tomorrow I may take another day off to kick it around town with some of the new friends I’ve made, especially if it’s still raining.
