As you can tell by now. I really love taking panorama shots. Haha. Anyways, here are some pictures from Koshikishima (or Snoopy island as my lecturer likes to call it). It does look a little like Snoopy when you look at it using google maps. The scenery there is great. The island has a really small population... and doesn't even have its own high school!!! :( so the kids have to leave the island when they finish junior high... making for some pretty sad moments when they say goodbye to their close friends and their home for a good amount of time. Sadly I could only spend 1 day on the island, so during the night, my guide held a small party for us. He invited a couple of other villagers and my cousin and I whipped up some local dishes for them. (Mainly my cousin, the only thing that I can cook decently is an omelette. Haha) The daughter of one villager played the Gottan for us. :) All of the villagers that we have met were very friendly and helpful. The guide actually has a really noble goal to help the island. He is trying to invite more foreigners to visit and teach the islanders English at the same time. To expand their horizons and help to develop their island. All out of passion and love for nature and island life. If you are interested in visiting the island, I can help you with contacting the guide. Don't worry, he can speak English pretty fluently and he is really extremely helpful. Only issue is that you have to get to the island first. xP Apparently, there's a myriad of things you can do on the island, depending on the season which you visit. But I'll stop going on and on for now. Back on the road!!
