Portal Reads

We were pretty excited, (and tired) when we reached Iwakuni. Billie Dysinger picked us up at the train station as planned, but then she took us to the Chicken Shack where people were waiting for us. It’s a fun traditional Japanese place where you sit on the floor, cook beef on small grills, and enjoy [...]

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Yesterday we got off the plane in Narita after a nine hour flight, arriving one hour later than we left because of the time change. I was tired. My mom said that the third day is the hardest, but to me, it already seemed pretty hard. We got to the airport and almost immediately I [...]

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I just finished J.R.R. Tolkien’s book, The Lord of the Rings. It is a literature lover’s dream in which elves, orcs, humans, dwarves, eagles, ents, wizards, wraiths, spiders, balrogs, oliphaunts, dragons, spirits, wights, and definitely hobbits all have a part to play. It’s amazing! Once Tolkien grabs you, there’s no letting go. And this is [...]

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