Japan. 2006. ?.

I found 3 roles on cd of 110 photos from Japan while I was in the basement the other day.

You could think of it as a miniature version of medium format I guess.
Toy camera.

This is the first one.

The CD is labeled 2006.

Memories.

I randomly started talking to an old woman next to the skatepark one day.

 She said her dog loved skateboards so she took him here a lot.

 Random street setup.

 Timmy!

 Chillin' in Kuramo's bug.

 Kuramo's arm.

 The old road bike I used to keep there.

 I used to ride the bike 15 miles one way to skate this park in 90 degree weather a few times a week.

In Tokyo traffic.

Sometimes I would barely make it home.

Learned backtails and smith grinds here.

That prefab 5 was so fun...

 Nice hair.....

 More of TJ.

 Yuto.

 2 summers before I started teaching?

 Lambo.

I miss Tokyo.

I miss it a lot.

＊A new year＊A new beginning＊

2012:

 A year of growing and a year of letting go.

A year of becoming a better person but losing a big part of myself.

2013: 

The first year of the rest of my life.

Be the change you wish to see in the world.

Be happy and healthy by yourself or you can never be completely happy with anyone else.

Learn from the past but cut the chain and watch the anchor sink to the depths.

Less judgement, more empathy.

Grounded, centered, finding the future.

This is my new year's card.

Somehow not complete.

I am thankful for my family and friends.

I wouldn't have survived this year without you.

Roots.

Hope for the future.

 Growing strong.

New life.

Near to my heart.

Building up.

Best of times.

Love lost.

Road trips.

Heavy hitters.

Persistence. 

 

Leap of faith.

Sunnier days.

How does the journey begin?

Concentration.

Path to splash time.

I need a time machine.

Ladies in exploration.

Wake up to this feeling everyday.

If only.

Missing you.  

I hope to see you two stateside again soon!

Memories are torture.  

Second chances, a second chance, a third?  

How many chances do you get?  Not enough. 

Probably more than I deserved.