おはよ　ございます！

I am writing from my position as a JET, teaching in Ehime　Prefecture, in Northern Shikoku. Please forgive the lack of contractions – I sometimes have trouble finding punctuation on Japanese keyboards.

At any rate, I am　still　very　much　a　beginner　at　Japanese,　but　am　so　excited　to　finally　be　typing,　and　more　so,　to　read signs as they go by!　Anyway,　I　spend　most　of　my　free　time　(when　not　teaching　or　trying　to　get　by　with　limited　language skills in a foreign country)　trying to learn about Japanese cooking (I am especially fond of JustHungry and JustBento) and working out. It’s so much fun doing pullups in the little park behind my neighborhood temple/shrine complex and running along the docks, hearing the old fishermen yell “がんばって！”　at me.