-I'm going to China next week. I'll be sure to take lots of pictures and post them. I'll even try to do it in a timely manner--like within a month of returning...
-I'll be in Texas August 1-17. On the 17th I'm going to San Francisco for a wedding, then heading back to Japan on the 20th.
-On June 14th I'll finish at my current school, Takatsu Jr. High. It is the biggest school in Yachiyo with over 600 students. My next school is Mutsumi which is the smallest school with less than 200 students. I'm looking forward to getting to know more students though since there are smaller classes.
-My parents sold my car. Therefore, if you see it around Tyler, it isn't me. It's the new owner.
Ok, consider yourselves informed.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Life on an island
I got here at the end of July, just in time for typhoon season. Lucky me, eh? In between typhoons it was so humid I began looking like a native carrying a rag around to wipe the sweat from my face. September was just as humid, but at least the typhoons were over. October brought a little relief as the temperature started to drop...except it never stopped dropping. By November I was regretting my choice to get my coat when I was home at Christmas. When I returned in January it was colder than ever. At least I had my coat though. Along with the bone chilling winds, we got snow, but nothing too horrible. February brought more cold winds and I was happy to leave for Europe in March, even if it was cold there too. April is when we all expected warmer times. Lauren even brought all her winter clothes home in March. I mean, it's reasonable to expect April to be warmer, right? Well, we continued to freeze at school, but it was slowly getting better. Soon we were able to put most of our long sleeved clothes away. We even had several days of beautiful sunshine. Then we found out the rainy season was coming early. It's supposed to be in June, but it's been raining all of May already. Why can't we just have some nice spring weather without all the rain?
I think I'd like to live somewhere without humidity next.
As an aside, today was actually the best weather we've had in a long time. The sun was shining all day and I loved it. Too bad I had to be inside at school during most of it.
I think I'd like to live somewhere without humidity next.
As an aside, today was actually the best weather we've had in a long time. The sun was shining all day and I loved it. Too bad I had to be inside at school during most of it.
Natto is yadda (gross)
Natto is fermented soy beans. Yes, basically rotting soy beans and Japanese people love it. It's the nastiest smelling stuff ever. At Stitch, our church youth group gathering, Lauren and I were in charge of the game. We put candy in natto and they had to put their face in it and get the candy out with their mouth. It was pretty sick.
The victims, err participants
Daisuke with natto strung out of his mouth
Lauren speaking with Yuya translating
Daisuke with a bunch of pizza from Costco. This was the best day EVER.
The victims, err participants
Daisuke with natto strung out of his mouth
Lauren speaking with Yuya translating
Daisuke with a bunch of pizza from Costco. This was the best day EVER.
Child abuse
I think it's unbelievably cruel to make boys wear these uniforms. I mean, he even looks unhappy. He's probably thinking, "I can't believe my mom made me wear these dorky shorts."
The worst is when we see boys that are 12 wearing these shorts.
The worst is when we see boys that are 12 wearing these shorts.
Happy Birthday Benny boo boo
Ben-do you remember that hat? I think it got ruined which is too bad because it was seriously the coolest hat ever.
I hope you're enjoying Europe on your birthday.
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