It was just an excuse to go to Seattle.

I took the Japanese Language Placement Exam in Seattle on the 3rd of December. My brain still hurts to think about it. There is no hope that I passed, but it was fun times seeing friends from Waseda, and general excitement to be in Seattle.

At the base of the Space Needle
Yay for ramen! Excuse the tired faces all around,
all of us just came out of a 4 hour testing session.

The pretty view of Mt. Rainier across the fountain on the UW campus.

On the deck behind Ivar's Salmon House (the clam chowder is amazing!). You can see the Space Needle between us!