The Mind: My Own Personal Idea Factory

                  "FRIEND" = TOMODACHI

     I spent the afternoon with Taka and Eri today. I feel quite sad that they’re flying back to Japan this January. Not only do I get a better understanding of the Japanese Culture through their stories, but they’re such wonderful people I just wish I could spend more time with them.

             Meet TAKA. He’s one cool guy!

               This is ERI. Kawaii !!! ^___^

This is a "KAIRO", probably one of the coolest things ever invented. It’s a small cloth bag filled with iron powder.

Now what’s neat about this is that when you rustle the bag, it actually starts to warm up! At first I didn’t understand how it worked then Taka explained that as you rustle the bag, the oxygen reacts with the iron powder and creates a chemical reaction, causing the bag to heat up.

I did some web browsing and found a website where you can buy your very own kairo.