Laura from the WCS 2005 US group stopped by Nagoya on a Japan tour with her husband Ryan last week. It was really good to see her again, she stayed at the same Toyoko Inn where all participants stayed in 2005 so it was not just a blast to see her again but also meet up again at the hotel where she stayed. We took a look at the present venue for the WCS and then we went to eat ramen at a popular ramen shop called, heres a shot of them:

Laura is keeping busy with work in LA and still active in organizing manga/anime/cosplay events with Anime Expo. She is also running a cosplay accessory business now. It had been almost 4 years to meet and was really good to see that she is sticking with her passion and moving from strictly cosplay to actively promoting the growth and development of the art.