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August 06 My Trip Home to Seattle 2009Continuing about my recent trip home... After my stop in South Korea, it was onto Seattle to catch-up with friends and family! This 2-week trip home was great and the weather was beautiful, as it always is in June and July! A nice two month break from Seattle's annual year long rain festival...
 There were many highlights on this trip and I'll share a few... The first weekend, I went to my first ever professional soccer game, a Major League Soccer (M.L.S.) match-up between the Seattle Sounders and the Colorado Rapids! Although I've never been a big soccer fan, living outside the United States I've come to realize first-hand that American basketball, baseball and football are hardly worldwide popular, and most often takes a back seat to soccer around the world. With this new appreciation and liking of the sport, I watched Seattle's finest score 3 goals to defeat Colorado in the rowdy section with my season ticket holding friends. As I always do when I return home, I like to have a day with my niece (7 years old), and this year we included my nephew (2 years old) and my friend's child (2 years old) for the first time. The day was action packed and included a visit to the Seattle Children's Museum, rides at the Seattle Center Fun Forrest, and a trip to Toys R' Us! Great times and great pictures! Another highlight was a ghetto Vegas night party with my friends at a hotel near the old Tulalip Casino! Tulalip, Washington has two casinos, an old one and an extravagant newer one. Sure, going to the new Tulalip Casino is where some people think is where it's at... but some things are not necessary, like all that "Pirates Of The Caribbean" horseshit, or "Rock and Roll Grunge Tip". Guys like us gotta kick it old school." If you didn't catch that, it was a quote from Swingers. After a game of Texas Hold "Em, we headed to the casino, played some Black Jack with the Tulalip locals, and everyone in our group got comped a meal! Props to Tenpa for convincing the Pitt Boss we deserved it! Final highlights include, celebrating the 4th of July at Seattle's International Beer Festival and spending time with everyone at a barbeque hosted by my older sister and her family! Note: For a look at all my pictures from my trip home, see my Seattle 2009 album!
 January 23 オバマ氏大統領就任演説:2009年1月20日ある国の歴史における決定的瞬間を通じて英語を学びましょう。 世界に広がる大不況や争いについて言及し、人種・信条を超えて一つになったアメリカがそれを乗り越えていくことを力強く宣言しています。 下記のアドレスにリンクしてみてください。就任演説の全文（和訳）があります。 Note: For the full translation of Barack's Obama's Inaugural Speech in Japanese visit the following link! http://www.iknow.co.jp/lists/45380
August 13 Trip Home 2008 and Madison, Wisconsin 2008 (Tenshug)This most recent trip home had me jet-setting between 3 countries: Japan, Taiwan and Canada in order to reach the United States. However, despite the painstaking travel time to reach my final destination, the layover in Taiwan and an opportunity to touch base with some friends in Vancouver, B.C., Canada made the extra travel time worth it! This year's trip home was great! The weather in Seattle was beautiful everyday and I had an opportunity to spend some good quality time with all my friends and family! I also spent 5-nights in Madison, Wisconsin for a Tibetan event called Tenshug, the Long Life Celebration for His Holiness the Dalai Lama. This event included 4-days of spiritual teachings by the Dalai Lama followed by the long life prayer offering to him calledTenshug. This Tenshug in the United States was the first time such an event has been held in the Western Hemisphere and drew thousands of people from all across North America. As for the city of Madison, Wisconsin - this was one of nicest small cities I've ever visited in the United States! Madison is the capital of Wisconsin state and is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. In 1996 Money magazine named Madison as the best place to live in America. When making a trip to Madison, a day and night stroll on State Street is absolutely necessary. State Street links the University of Wisconsin campus with the State Capitol square, and is lined with restaurants, espresso cafes, bars, and shops. Check out all my pictures from my 2008 trip home in my albums:
Trip Home 2008 and Madison 2008 (Tenshug)!
July 20 Independence Day - The 4th of July Celebration in Seattle (video)Well, I'm now back in Japan after a refreshing 2-weeks back home... I could probably write forever about all the things I did, however, I'll focus on the celebration of the 4th of July for now, America's Independence Day - the ever-popular holiday that coincided with my trip home this year. This cultural exchange blog is for my Japanese students and friends who have never experienced this American holiday. August 03 Tenzing and Jeanie Married!Well... I'm presently on vacation back home in Seattle, WA with a little down time to write. This trip not only included an opportunity to see my friends and family, but it was also my friend's wedding on July 30th. Their ceremony was done primarily with Tibetan wedding customs and some western elements included. As the best man, not only was I the master of ceremonies during the evening, I also had to do the best man speech. A nerving experience everyone should have to face at least once in a lifetime. Overall, a memorable night! Congratulations again to Tenzing and Jeanie!
Note: Pictures below were taken at the Rose Garden in Portland, OR.
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