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2002-09-08

Tue, 11 Sep 2001 20:46:45 -0400

Shannon wrote:

Hi Maggie,

I copied your yahoo account because I wasn't sure what
e-mail address you check more often than the other?
Anyway, how about all this terrorist attacks, huh?
You just can't imagine the chaos that is occuring here.
But that flight that went down near Pittsburgh actually
crashed southeast of Pittsburgh about an hour away.
I've been helping my folks with painting and such. My
Mom was near death ... I was so upset, but she looks
better since I've made a conscious effort to visit.
Well, stay safe ... don't speak to strangers.

Bye, Shannon

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From: Maggie
To: Shannon
Subject: Re: Japan
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 21:00:06 -0700 (PDT)


Hi Aunt Shannon, Yeah, my flight got there 45 minutes early which was good. I got to customs and they asked me where my luggage came from. I said Los Angeles and he said ok. I didn't even get it onto the conveyer belt yet. I just got the freakin computer now since day one so I have been having a hard time emailing and calling people. I haven't talk to my parents since the first day... oops. I'm sure they're pretty pissed. All is well here.

My host family is a thirty-something couple with one daughter named Juri. She is five and sooooo shy so she has only said one word to me in five days. But it's getting better. She asked her mom why americans don't brush their
teeth because my toothbrush didn't fit in the communal cup holder so I carry with me when I use it. She's so cute.

I sleep ona futon and eat rice balls and mushroom soup everyday for breakfast. That sucks. My house/apartment is very very small. The bathroom is just a toilet with a sink where they tank is so the water runs through it to wash your hands and then into the bowl. They try to conserve
water/space every way they can. It's kind of interesting.,

It takes me about 1.5 hours to get to class by train and I have to change trains twice. Not too bad. The first day, it took me nearly 3 hours. I will be working one day a week with GE Capital. Have you heard of them?

I went to Shinjuku and Shibuya which are both really famous, big, awesome towns. The city looks like Harlem only with less crime and trash. My host father always orders beer for me ,him, and my host mom every time we go out to eat. THe other night he brought homelittle containers of Haagen Daaz and we alll stayed up really late talking about cursive handwriting. He's a salary man for a chemical company. In Japan, most salary men work until like six oclock and they go to dinner/sake with their co-workers until about 9-11ish so he only comes home late. I hvaen't been home much this week bcuase I had a lot of stuff to do and I was meeting my friends so I haven't gotten to see too much of what home life is like for them. They also have two pet beetles. hmmm...

Anywho, I'm sick of rice.I want a hamburger. Hope you're having fun in Columbus. You aren't bac kyet are you?

See ya later!
Maggie

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Shannon wrote: Hi Maggie,

How are you? How is Japan thus far? I hope your flight
wasn't too bad ... you did take off on time, correct?
Okay, e-mail me back.

Bye,
Shannon

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Tue, 11 Sep 2001 20:46:45 -0400

Somebody call me please