Hey y’all! 

  Over the weekend I took some time to get out of the house. On Saturday, Nikki and I were out on a bike ride when we saw an odd looking building from afar. Curious to see what it was, we navigated our way to the building. It ended up being some kind of temple! Well, we think it was. We really don’t know since we can’t read kanji… If y’all know what it is, please tell us! 

 On Monday, Mariam and I headed to Nagoya for some summer shopping! It was so nice to be back in the city after two looooong months in the country. Along the way we stopped for a nice treat in the Takashimaya department store. We both got a pistachio macaron with pistachio ice cream in the middle. IT WAS HEAVENLY! 

  I hope all of y’all are doing well! I’m also so happy to see all of y’all in class!