Our days at Fukuoka's Genki Japanese And Culture School have come to an end.

The school has a going away ceremony, where each of the graduating students are presented with their diploma.

Our friend Philip graduated with us. He plans to stay in Japan for a few years, or until he gets deported back to France. His next destination is to be a ski instructor at some Japanese ski resort (nevermind that he hasn't skied in 11 years! He must have really impressed his new employer).

The school was so impressed with Samantha's last soiree with kimonos, that they decided to have another event, this time with super, high-class, uber-expensive Kimonos. They approached us and asked if they could use Sam's photo (along with some other girls from the school) on the website or in future pamphlets.

Teachers and students marvel at how well Sam looks in the Kimono. Meanwhile, Sam gains a new appreciation for the pain and agony Japanese women must go through to wear these things.

But it all pays off, we got some great photos.
Next: We'll be traveling around Japan for ~2 weeks, then back to the good old U.S. of A.