Yoroshiku! よろしく！

My first post as part of Coming Up For Air.

Generally, I will be a girl of few words, but hopefully many photographs. I was so thrilled when Matt asked me have a joint website with him! In case you were wondering……

I am living in a small village of 3,700 in Gunma, Japan. It is about 70 minutes north of Tokyo, nestled in the mountainous (and land-locked) region of Tone-Gun. I have been living here since August 2003, and have absolutely no clue when I will be going back home to Canada. If that is home!?!

Like many foreigners living in Japan, I too am teaching English. I mainly teach 106 students at my junior high school, and visit about 250 students at my village elementary school once a week.

With my very primary computer skills, I have struggled with my own website http://www.photobotic.com. Posts will be coming soon, but in the meantime, please visit my site and let me know what you think of my photos. Both positives and negatives are welcome!

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i’m so excited to see what you post… the more, the better. especially since i don’t know how often i’ll be able to get to a computer in the coming months.

this site just became a lot more fun!

matt / October 4th, 2004, 7:27 pm / #

Welcome, Vanessa!

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Vanessa,
I love your photographs! They are breathtakingly beautiful & stunning. I look forward to new stuff!

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