Teenagers are crazy. All over the world. I love this picture. My silly kids. I adore each of them. We just finished a two-week adventure. I know that two weeks can change your life. It's happened to me before. But I never expected that having two Japanese students stay with us for two weeks would be so amazing. Here's a picture of Koki and Masamichi. They came to Walla Walla. For a cultural exchange. Some of you might find that funny. I wonder what it was like for them. They live in a big city in Japan - Yokohama. They attend a private school that used to be a boarding school, with beautiful gardens and gorgeous views. One lives in an apartment building with pets like hamsters and turtles. They arrived in suits and ties, pulling their hard-shelled suitcases. I wonder what they thought. The loud and crazy Americans, waving signs, dressed casually, giving them Walla Walla t-shirts and cookies. They smiled a lot. And we brought them home. Through rolling hills and running streams ...
...keep on keepin' on