souvenir

This is Ai-chan, from Japan.

Ai-chan was given to me by a friend of whom I see too little nowadays.

I reckon Ai-chan looks a lot like me - or at least how I will look when I finally visit Japan and try on a kimono (or, if that's impossible, a yukata. I'm not fussy about it).

Ai-chan is round like me, has short hair like mine and has a squinty-eyed smile like I do (unlike me, though, Ai-chan is rather cute and actually looks good in pink).

Ai-chan sits on my desk every day, as a reminder of the country I want most to visit.

And when I do, I'll bring Ai-chan with me so she can visit her homeland.

:)