hachi grows up
yesterday we went to himeji castle, the grandest castle in japan. hachi was very impressed with the armoury of old rifles, and all the little rooms where samurai would lie in wait to jump out and attack any invaders. i liked the hatches that they used to drop rocks or hot oil from the tower onto invaders trying to scale the walls. i could tell what an influence the place had on her today, when she grew into an adult.we're in a shared taxi right now (like a sherut in israel) on our way to the airport; we're going to okinawa for a few days with my grandparents & great aunt. as we pulled in to a rest stop, i heard the transformation song. she had grown into a masktchi! maybe the matchmaker will bring her a strong & healthy okinawan gotchi boyfriend while we're there. o(^-^)o