After a busy several weeks, I’m back from my trip and it’s time to get this ball rolling again. First off:
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The cover for Issue 4 is finally ready, and just as well, the issue itself is still good to go for April 3! We have help from a guest writer this time around, so this issue is sure to be a really special one, this time around, in my opinion.
As promised, I have photos from my trip to Japan! I picked the ones that stood out the most to me (there were quite a few):
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We had an amazing time and though we didn’t get to experience nearly everything we wanted, we accomplished a lot! We’ll be back to visit sometime down the road!