by Jack Purdum

                    We were about to go up the magnificent mountain. Over 3,000 feet high. We were in Japan. I was with my grandparents, Mimi and Ruff, and my “Japanese Grandfather”, Anthony Maruko. We were looking up the snowy mountain, Mt. Fuji. “I am so excited!” I exclaimed. Ruff responded with the same answer as he said the other times I said that, “Be patient”.

                    I saw the bus driver pull up to us. She was very nice. She welcomed us in to the heated bus. As we went up the mountain, I played chess with Ruff. It was getting to be a very long drive, the mountain getting bigger by the minute.

                    “Finally!” I said, “We made it to the top.” I saw a great view in font of me. We took a lot of pictures. It was really cold; I wore 3 sweatshirts. After that, we got some hot chocolate, took more pictures, and just enjoyed the moment. Later, we headed back down. It was an awesome, fun, and ‘cool’ trip.