Rainy Season

It is officially rainy season in Japan now. I learned in Japanese class this week that "tsuyu" means rainy season in Japanese.

When I asked my student, Mariko, the other day if this was rainy season she said, "Yes, meet summer." Thanks, Mariko. I'm happy to know the heat and humidity is here to stay.

Rainy season usually lasts until about the middle of July so I'll be missing some of it, but it makes me appreciate the sunny days. I'm getting a lot of use out of my cute rain boots though. Thanks for mailing them to me, Jen.
I've also purchased a clear plastic umbrella seen here because for whatever reason the Japanese always have clear plastic umbrellas. I guess perhaps so they can see where they are going in the mass of people on the train or on the street or everywhere. Plus, I suppose, it matches almost every outfit. Except mine is yellow. Oh well.

Time to get back to packing! Getting ready for country #1 of July's round-the-world tour... well 3 countries at least.