Hotel Associa Shinyokohama

We had the day off from classes today.... But had to get up for a group photo at 8am. I get to sleep in longer on class days! I rolled out of bed in time for the picture and then stopped by the nurse's station to pick up an antibiotic since I have a sinus infection that won't go away. Afterwards I got back in bed and slept till I had to get up for the Clemson ...

... a nechali tam nejake veci. Inak je mozne, ze by sa nam ziadne miesto uz neuslo. Vypadalo to, ze ludi bude naozaj dost, ale kolko, to sme netusili, az kym sme sa nedostali dva boly od parku. Prejst tie dve ulice nam trvalo asi pol hodinu a to sme boli radi, ze sme sa dostali do parku. Par minut za nami zavreli branu, pretoze mnozstvo ludi zrejme uz prekracovalo nejake japonske bezpecnostne limity... Nieco zhruba okolo hodiny pred ...

Well, we've been here over a week now, and we're not sick of it yet. Actually, I don't think we could get sick of Japan that easily. Yesterday, after working on our material at the house we went to the office and over the course of an hour we received a crash course in teaching english by Becky, our gracious host for the last week and the week we're going into. We were given methods, teaching aids and ideas and I think we both got excited by the prospect of the teaching we ...

Second morning in Tokyo, it's snowing. The schedule for today is the Studio Ghibli Museum in Mitaka. The incredibly useful program on my palm, Metro indicated that it should take about 40 minutes to get there on one train. However, that did not account for Gaijin-Time (TM). Foreigners and non-resident nationals can by a Japan Rail (JR) Pass voucher before they arrive and exchange this for a ticket when in Japan. The guide book said that this exchange could ...

... I would be touring with my dad at engine fully firing along the newly opened Tokyo-Niigata motorway". The influence of my dad was evident. He has several mistresses in the form of motorbikes. Along the Tokyo-Niigata highway is my parents' hometown. So I was trying to be a good son wont to cherish those 'father-and-son' moments. I was also trying to be good to my future family. I proclaimed "I would also have a car ...

... a ride which simulates an aircraft ride through a hurricane. Be prepared to get wet on that one... At Port Discovery we caught the train to the American Waterfront, which is themed after turn of the century New York City. The train station was located in front of the Broadway Theater, at which was playing the show Big Band Beat. Once again the line was short, so we found a place in it, and before long found ourselves seated in a massive, two level theater. The show ...

... Helena's having her first kotasu experience. (A coffee table with a lamp under it to keep you warm)... and I want to try out the massage machine. But, just wanted to let you know we were alive and all was well. Still trying to decide what to do about Thailand, and not hearing from my travel agent isn't really helping. I wish people would remember word of mouth and continued service if they want people to recommend them.

... you control their release by a knob. Depending on how you release them - they will plunk down a maze in different ways and the goal is to get as many in the centre hole. If you do then on the screen the different objects will start rotating and stop and if you have matches of things - and I say this because I have no idea if like a slot you need 3 to win - you get more balls. The balls are like chips when a person has enough to fill a container then an attendant will ...

... same structure. I was a very impressed with the architecture and how they had braced the building so well against the earthquakes that have hit the area. Next stop was the world's largest wooden structure. I was so impressed with this. It really was massive. Right inside the structure lay a massive Buddha this was one of the activities on the trip I had look forward to. I don't think pictures do justice to the size of this piece. I felt as small as a gazed upon it. There was ...

... boat cruise through the jungle) was our boat driver, he was hysterical. We think he must have gone a bit stir crazy having to do the same thing day in and day out because whenever we got close to a waterfall he freaked out and did quite a good impersonation of the "I'm melting" witch in Wizard of Oz. The poor guy. Now that we had discovered just how ****** some of the rides could be we decided to be elitest on where we spent our time and went ...