juice & snacks

Cindy’s JET programme friends from the UK came to visit the good ol’ US & took the time to visit us here in the Bay Area. We love hosting visitors, as it gives us the opportunity to act as tourists & do touristy things. They didn’t have much time to spend in San Francisco, so we thought a nice bike tour through Fisherman’s Wharf, Fort Mason, Crissy Field, across the Golden Gate Bridge, and ending with a ferry back from Sausalito would give them the opportunity to see most of the SF sights.

As Californians, we take our weather for granted. Of all the summer days for there to be a freak raincloud passover, it just so happens to rain right before we ride across the Golden Gate bridge. Of course, being the genius that I am, I dressed in layers of the material that soaks up rain like a sponge: cotton. The good news was that I remembered I packed a bike jacket that folds neatly & tightly in the bottom of my backpack. The bad news was that I finally remembered I had it after my bike ride. I wasn’t a happy camper toward the end of the tour:

Regardless, I’m glad we made the trip. San Francisco & the Bay Area is a gorgeous place. Don’t forget it!

Jayne & Jeff's visit to San Francisco

Bay Area, Photo of the day, travel

Last Friday, we got to hang out with a few familiar faces. Cindy & I got to catch up with our old study abroad buddies from Okayama. Good times, as expected.

We brought them back to our apartment after a dinner in lovely Downtown San Mateo, where we reminisced with all our fun stories of old. It eventually prompted me to pull up my old photos taken five years ago in Okayama—essentially the beginning of my photography career. It was kinda cool to see how much I’ve progressed with my photography.

Above is a photo taken toward the end of our one-year tour in Japan. Alex, being the performer & musician that he is, brought his acoustic guitar, found a seat near the iconic water fountain in front of Okayama Station & played in front of a small group. Why did he do it? He said it was one of the things he wanted to do before he left Okayama. Sure, it was a bit out-of-place to see a big foreigner playing a guitar in front of a small-town Japanese train station, but it did add to the coolness factor of it all.

Overseas & abroad

photography, travel