The Kyoto Duck and the Environment

What the Kyoto duck wants to say to you so proudly is this: "I am a duck. I live in Kyoto. You may think that the world is increasingly getting destroyed by the human hand, but you must remember that at this very instant the world is more beautiful and more pristine that it may ever be again and that you must appreciate this gift you have."

I am reading Bill Clinton's Part II autobiography. I want to feel the rush of being a president for a while.

I just got back from half a week of travels through this beautiful island. I am thoroughly convinced that Kyushu is the ultimate island of Japan's major four. Hokkaido may be more untouched but it doesn't have the amazing weather or ancient history that this island has. Well what I should really say is that I love this island.

On the first day of Golden Week I helped plant rice. Nakamura-san used a Yanmar rice-planting tractor. It was pretty cool. I always wanted to plant rice and now I have.

Then I drove to the beaches of Miyazaki where I saw heat waves and cool surfers. Then I went to the best city in Japan: Kumamoto City.

I will miss this place. I intend to come back every May and help plant rice here. I would be very happy if I could afford to do that and if my future job will allow me to take those days off.

Until next time, sayonara amigos.
~Teodoro