and then I found California

Sometimes California shows up in strange places in Japan.


At Universal Studios Japan Citywalk (which is not as good as the one in LA btw)


I went to the local theme park on my birthday, and they have palm trees.

When I started going to school in Ohio, I realized how beautiful and wonderful California is. And then when I started going to school in Japan, I realized what a great country the United States is. And how California is still the best. It's somewhat comforting to know that I'm a California girl after all. At the same time though, I'm glad I left it, so that I could really understand that that is where I want to live.