December seems to be passing by as quickly as November did. Soon I will be in Australia, which will be a blast. It is starting to get cold here, so I am really looking forward to having some sunny weather for a bit.

Not much exciting going on this week. I hope to rent skis for the season soon. I've decided to try out skiing instead of snowboarding this year. That way I'll be okay at both things, and I can see which one I prefer.

On Monday we also have to buy tickets to Okinawa. We want to go for my birthday, in February. We think we can get really cheap tickets then, which would be great. It would also be much warmer there in February than Toyama, so that would be a nice break from the cold again.