Japan

I served a mission to Japan and have been home from my mission for about 5+ years. I came home a good 25+ pounds heavier than when I left. I ate on a regular basis and had the standard 3 meals a day, although occasionally we could average 4-5, it was more than my 1-2 meals a day I was surviving on while attending college. I did however fall in love with the people, the culture and most importantly the food! Okay so I might have these out of order, but the food is delicious, hence the extra weight.

So I was in Portland about a week ago visiting my "sister". Her family is getting ready to go visit Japan for 5 weeks. I am in serious envy mode, and it didn't help that they rubbed in all the tasty food they were going to eat. Well, sadly they can't hide me in a suitcase and take me with them, but they said they would eat extra for me. Sadly, below is my meager homage to Japanese food and Japan(natsukashi).