{Belated} new year greetings!

It has been a quite while since last post...It was rather helpless since I was traveling and there were holidays, but cannot help feeling bad. Anyway, I wish everyone a peaceful new year!

In the last post, I talked about Scrapbooking fair in Quilt Week Yokohama. The only Japanese scrapbooking magazine, Love My Memories, where I sometimes work for, was hosting special workshops in English so I worked as an interpreter. It was challenging, but very inspiring, learning, and most importantly, a lot of fun! It was great to see so many scrapbook lovers from all over Japan:)

I arrived Japan on Oct 8th late at night and stayed at my father's place. Then next morning, I went to a meeting with Wendy and Stayce from Tattered Angels with Emi. After the meeting and setting up the classroom, I stayed up pretty late to help Emi-san for putting together instructions... Oh my gosh, it was tough... I was super sleepy! But probably because of this, I didn't suffer any jet lag thing.

I believe(and hope) everyone in the class enjoyed it and my interpretation was helpful.

I had been to Yokohama once or twice before this trip, but it's a very nice town by the big port.  It reminds me a lot of Kobe where I went to college. I wish I had time to explore around..

I even saw Mt.Fuji in way behind the buildings!!

Each night after an all-day workshop, I went out for dinner with my friends.  I can see them so rarely in person that it was really nice to see them!

One night, I went to Yokohama Chinatown.  It was very close from the hotel where I was staying.

Also one night, I went to Shinjuku to see my friends from college.  I was not sure if I can make it without getting lost, but I did it thanks to my friend's help.  Whew, Tokyo is too big for me.

After the last day of the fair,  I went out dinner at Minato Mirai (harbor area) with a lady I often work with for Love My Memories.

Through this event, I met many people that I had only communicated online or I seldom see in person.  It was very, very nice!!  I hope I can keep in touch with them:)

Now I hope I can finish my Japan travel journal soon, but I cannot be sure...  I'll do my best!

大変、遅くなりましたが、明けましておめでとうございます。
2012年、みなさま、いかがお過ごしでしょうか。この1年、少しでも多くの笑顔が見られ、心穏やかに過ごせるよう祈っています。

なかなかブログの更新もままならず。。前回は怒涛のように、横浜のキルトウィーク内で開催されるスクラップブッキングフェアのことを書いて、ドロン。でしたね(^^;;;
このイベントは、いつもお世話になっているエミーさんの会社、ラブメモが主催したもので、私はその中の英語で開催されたワークショップの通訳としてお手伝いさせてもらいました。どきどきでしたが・・・ボランティアの方々やラブメモのみなさんのおかげで、なんとかお役目を無事、果たすことができました～～！日本中から集まってくれたSBファンのみなさんに会え、Tattered Angelsのウェンディさんやステイシーさんと仲良くなれ、と～～っても楽しかったです♪

横浜自体は、2回目くらいかな・・？時間があれば観光したかったんだけど。。大学時代に住んでいた神戸を思い出し、懐かしい気持ちになりました♪天気が良い日は、イベント会場からも、富士山が見えました～～すごい！

イベントは3日間に渡って開催されたのですが、毎夜、イベント後は、友達と会いまして。忙しいなか時間を割いてくれた彼女らに大感謝★立場が全然違ってしまっても、お酒飲んで、笑いあって、本当に幸せ～～～♪でした。1日は中華街へ、次の日は新宿へ(やーよく迷わずに行って戻れたもんだ!)、最終日は横浜みなとみらいらへんで。ラブメモや今回のイベントで一緒に仕事をしている方たちも、普段はネット上でのコミュニケーションだけなのですが、会って話が出来るのは、やっぱり何よりでした^^まぁそれでもやっぱり、ばたばたで、ゆっくりは出来なかったのですが><

さ、日本旅行記。続けて書きたいとは思ってるけど、どうなるかなぁ。。ま、ぬるーく見守ってください。
今年もよろしくお願いします！