Northern Indiana? Man, everyone lives in northern Indiana. Anywhere near Valparaiso? :) hehe That's where my boyfriend lives. If so, I know a place you can get okonomiyaki if you crave Japanese food...they have it at his father's restaurant!
I am heading home, next Friday. You got home early after all! Yay! I am leaving the day after my shugyoushiki, which is Thursday.

And hell yeah, you need to come down to Kansai. Yeah! (was that the idea?)