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The Good, The Bad and the Tugly
... the “tuggers”. Young kids in uniforms beat drums to support their side. People would often change places from participant to spectator.
It seemed to me that the rope moved less than a meter back and forth. After a half an hour the match ended and the other side was declared the victor because they had ultimately moved the rope in their direction. Following the contest, everybody was cutting off pieces of the rope for good luck in the coming year.
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Sayonara, Japan!
This was our last full day in Japan. I had class via internet in the morning so we headed out for an early lunch after that. We ate at the local Italian restaurant where I had some amazing eggplant curry. (I know – it makes no sense that I ate Indian food at the Italian restaurant in Japan, but that is the way it was!) Then, we had some time to kill before Josh got off work. We went back to the American Village ...
Shisa, Bingata, and School Life
... Thankfully, Dibbie was able to help us decide what to order. (No, we have not yet mastered Japanese.) Shekar and Dibbie had the Okinawan delicacy, Taco Rice. I had traditional noodles and rice – served with sea grape salad. (I am starting to get the hang of using chopsticks and slurping noodles!) After we ate, we went into the village to see the history ...
Royalty
... tradition...FamilyMart on the way to church.
We met Josh's close friends, Hiromu, Kendra, and Jethro. It was fun to watch them interact and see how close they are. Quite the cross-cultural group. We appreciate that they worked hard to program our Japanese GPS. We also met Josh's Okinawan mother - Mrs. Taylor. She has no idea how much I appreciate the love and care she and her husband has given to our ...
We flunk at Japanese
... It is simple but clean and comfortable. Last night, I discovered - to my delight - that their tubs are about 2.5 feet deep with lots of hot water available. After four days of travel, it felt so good to soak and get clean. (Excuse my rudeness, but I am going to include some pictures of the bathroom in our room. It is just fun.) The bed is close to the ground and a hard, firm mattress, but it felt good. I actually got four hours ...
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