Continuing Forward

Some interesting stuff this time around.

First off, I think I enabled it so even if you aren't a member of Blogspot you can make comments on my posts.  Not sure if anyone is really following, but if you are, and are reading this, and are too lazy to make an account, but still want to comment on my posts, NOW YOU CAN!  Bam!

The other day a student came up to show me a picture she drew.  It was actually pretty good, and I was going to comment on how well of a self portrait she drew, until she jumped in after I said "That's" and said "This is a picture of a pig rabbit!  Do you know what a pig rabbit is?"  That day I was very happy that she interrupted me.

The SY who got first in the speech contest a while ago is going to a city called Sendai next week.  Sendai is the biggest city in our prefecture and the speech contest there is a big deal.  Her English for the speech she's doing is amazing.  She actually corrects everything I tell her to and I think if she doesn't lose to her nerves she has a chance of taking first place.  Of course if she takes first place it will be all thanks to me.  They really should put my name on the trophy, in bigger letters than her name!  Ha, but I am looking forward to it, and am rather nervous for her.

I think it's become a tradition that I lose my camera in any foreign country I go over to teach English at.  Pretty sure I brought a camera over to Taiwan, just to lose it most likely in some restaurant.  After that I bought a camera in Taiwan that was cool beans.  Then I went to Korea and lost the camera I bought in Taiwan on a bus somewhere.  I then bought a new camera in Korea that was even cooler beans.  Now here in Japan I lost the camera I bought in Korea and I have no idea where it is.  I don't have any beans anymore.

Blueberries from Hilsboro, Oregon!

In a supermarket, another ALT I was with, Tara, found Oregon blueberries and pointed them out to me.  I did buy them, and will continue to.  Awesome way to support Oregon all the way from Japan!

Wonder how long the line is

This is pretty useful if you're a woman in this department store and your period decides to bust in out of nowhere (or bust out).  Other than that, I can't imagine they get all that much business...

Mt. Bandai camping are

Over the weekend I went on a camping trip to a place called Bandai... or at least that's what the mountain's name was.  The resort was awesome.  I don't really like hang out events with a large amount of people so I probably won't go again, on the off chance I decide to stay here 2 years... which I'm not planning to by the way.  But if I did, I don't think I'd go again.  That said, it was still pretty fun!

Red, green and some other colors lake... river?

We hiked up Mt. Bandai, but I only made it around 80% of the way up because I wanted to go to a museum that was around before they closed.  Bandai was a nice mountain, but it confirmed how much I hate mountain climbing.  I won't be doing it again.  Unless I learn how to fly.




I'm starting to really settle down here for the most part which is awesome for me, and it took about the amount of time I thought it would.  Good fun experience!  If for whatever reason you need something new to do and have a bachelor's degree, I suggest teaching English overseas.  I think a select few places have things like Summer programs and such.

I'm going to meet a 24 year old Japanese doctor tonight for drinking/dinner.  Hope it works out well.

ブタサギ (butasagi) pig rabbit