After bearing the sweltering, sweaty armpit, constant forehead drip of August, conquoring the drenching rain and typhoon of September, barely making it through the negative temperatures and disaterously dangerous icy death traps of November, December, January, February, and March, it has all been worth it to finally see... SAKURA!!! This past week, little buds of pink have been coloring the grey streets of Morioka. Everyday is a Sakura watch and everyday that I go to school I look at the three huge Sakura trees in front of our school to monitor its progress. Whenever I'm teaching in class, I have to make sure not to look outside or risk getting mesmerized by the pretty pink clouds of love. Finally today they are nearly in full bloom. The flowers overpopulate the trees, but they are still a pale pink. By tomorrow of early next week, they ought to be a beautiful pink color. Tomorrow will be hectically busy. It's Hanami season which means tons of drunken parties in the presence of the Sakura trees.
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