Andrew's trip to Ecuador

Andrew is standing on both sides of the equator at the same time. the Cathdral in quito has been under construction since the 1500's. Looking down the mountain at the waterfall. Eating in the clouds.

Cherry Blossoms Festvail

Cherry Blossoms are everywhere! The last week of April to the beginning of May the bloom and fill the streets with petals. We wet to Hirosaki. It is known for the their Cherry trees. There are so many different varieties. The model is of an old castle that use to be here. The building is a watch tower. Now they have old armor and weapons and I am sure it tells about what happen here, but i haven't learned to read kangi yet. i had a hard time taking pictures of the girls. Every time we stop to take a picture a Japanese would ask if he could then there would be a line. I would say one more and everyone would get in with them at once, and the cameras flashing. It is hilarious.

Japan Day

The base every year holds a Japan Day. Japan day is when the Japanese come and show the Americans some thing of their culture. The show us how how to arrange flowers, how to work with clay, origami, they put on shows for us, tea ceremony, kite making and the dress us up in kimonos. It was a lot of fun we didn’t get to do everything because they have so much to show. The dressing took forever. The girl is dressed in a $180,000 kimono that is part of the royal army. It is very old and beautiful. She is in the Navy and is standing next to the Base Commander and a Japanese dress in an old army warrior armor.