LAST DAY IN KYOTO: Omiyacho, Kyoto, Japan. October 30th, 2013, 8:19pm. Tomorrow is Halloween! The greatest day of the year! I'm so excited to get to Osaka and spend my favourite day of the year at Universal Studios! I'm predicting it will be the best Halloween yet! Today, still separated from Real, I explored some temples and shrines near our hostel. I had breakfast at McDonalds, and met two guys there. They were from the UK. We sat together and chatted about...

MY 19TH BIRTHDAY IN KYOTO: Omiyacho, Kyoto, Japan. October 28th, 2013, 11:21pm. Hooray! It's my birthday today! It didn't really feel like it was though. I think it's because I'm used to full on fall leaves blowing around. Apparently it even snowed back at home! Last year for my 18th birthday, my family and I were in Mexico for my birthday. It didn't really feel like my birthday then, either. Oh well! What a treat it is to be here in Japan with my uncle! Today...