America, **** yeah!

Happy 4th of July my fellow Americans! I hope you're all enjoying the holiday weekend with BBQs and fireworks. We may try to light some off tonight just to be in the spirit. I can't take credit for this really cool pic of a sparkler we lit at a party. I let a 10 year old take control of my camera and somehow he got this amazing shot. I don't know how he did it! That's kids for ya.



It's definitely summer here and I think we've survived most of the rainy season. There are so many crazy bugs roaming and flying around during the rainy season. They're everywhere! We've also had a couple of really humid, sticky days so I guess this is just the beginning of the summer weather. This crazy American flag portrait Scott found in a stairway in Shimabara. There were a bunch of crazy drawings, I'll have to put them up on my flickr soon. Wild stuff.



We'll be home in about a month, being all American again. Can't wait to see everyone! If we have strange accents and can't speak English very well, please have patience with us. Help us through our reverse culture shock that will undoubtedly happen. Can't wait to have a hot slice of pizza though!