The weather has been up and down ever since I got here over a month ago.  Sometimes it’ll be warm and sunny, and the next day it’ll be raining cats and dogs.  According to my coach, this type of weather is pretty normal during the winter (someone please correct me if I’m wrong).  Each time it rains, the temperature drops until it turns into winter.

Today was actually no-good for me because I went off to practice without looking at the weather report, and being that it was sunny, I thought it was going to stay that way the whole day.  I turned out to be completely wrong, and to make matters worse, I forgot my umbrella at home.  The worst part about the whole thing was I usually have to walk about 10 minutes from the bus stop back to my house.  I was lucky though as I was wearing a water-proof jacket that my friend got me before I left for Japan (Nick – if you’re reading this: Thanks!!!).  Nevertheless, it’ll be a long rainy season for me.  When I get back to California in January, the rainy season will begin (if not it’ll begin pretty soon after).

On a good note, I have the opportunity to go watch “ZED,” a Cirque Du Soleil show stationed in Tokyo.  I’m a big fan of Cirque shows, and being that I’m a gymnast with a lot of gymnast friends, I know a lot of people that perform in these shows.  I’ve been wanting to see ZED for a while so I’m very excited to go see it!  It’ll be a fun experience!

Tokyo's Cirque Show - ZED