There were a ton of Japanese school kids out skiing today. A group of school kids is probable one of the most adorable sights in Japan. They wear matching uniforms and are all little with dark straight hair. They were skiing around in small groups today and I'd come up on a cluster and they would all look at me and smile and say hi, either "kon'nichi wa" or "hello." And if they said hello in English they'd all giggle for some reason. It was pretty cute, it made me wish I spoke Japanese. In fact every interaction here makes me wish I spoke Japanese. I'm starting to work on it but it's a slow and overwhelming process.