Jeff In Japan

Ok – so Tokyo is indeed a big, modern city – but I explored other parts of Japan and there was definitely nature going on… by which I mean creepy, crawley type things. Just a small sample: DRAGONFLY –
PRAYING MANTIS –
BIG SPIDER –

Our visit created quite the uproar. Many students went around with autograph books asking us to sign. It was clear they were competing to see who could get the most signatures. While I would normally discourage something like this as a teacher… it was very neat to feel like a rock star, so I signed everything they put in front of me. They also got a bit rowdy, as the pictures demonstrate: