I heard that some of the high schoolers are
on a ski trip in Kamui, Asahikawa right now. I went on a ski trip myself last
weekend, to Hakuba Goryu in Nagano Prefecture. It was a group of one hundred
and fifty people, most of them foreigners, from all over Japan. My friends and
I rented a car and drove from Tokyo, which took about four hours. It was an
interesting experience to see Japan from a car, as I’ve only ever travelled by
train so far. On Saturday morning, we woke up to a ton of fresh snow on the
ground, and it was still snowing! I rode for the full day, and it was one of
the best days snowboarding of my life. I grew up skiing and snowboarding, so I
was very happy to go for my first time this season, and for my first time in
Japan. The resort was a little smaller than what I am used to in Colorado, but
I still had a great time, and all the fresh snow made up for it. I also saw
many foreigners working at the resort. I hope the high schoolers had as a great
a time in Kamui as I did in Hakuba. Hopefully one day I can go to Kamui too!
