Isezakicho Washington Yokohama

... 21 with two guys out there and even though I didn't win, I held my own which I was excited about. I showered before going to logistical preport for Hawaii at 8pm. The funniest thing they did on our green sheet that we are given about the ports we are getting into was telling us that 1 Hawaiian dollar is equal to 1 American dollar. Duh! Afterwards I grabbed some dinner on deck 7 and then ...

... plumet in the elevator, which forced us to equalise our ears halfway down, and then cause our stomachs to sink as the elevator slowed to a halt. It is very, very quick. It would be a fantastic ride if it was an external glass elevator like the one in the Umeda Sky building. Down through the Landmark Plaza, the shopping centre which occupies the bottom 5 floors of the building. We had dinner, and we ...

... seen him. I think the kids really loved it. I was watching there faces and they were all enthralled with Michael's storytelling and the little zebra pupped affixed to his left hand. The Children's story was over before I knew it which meant it was my turn to give. I had a borrowed guitar from another missionary friend of ours here, and I opened the bag in slow motion as Japanese eyes burned a hole in my back. As I strapped on the guitar and turned to face the congregation, an ...

As the title would suggest, the offer of lunch came with a side helping of buddhist recruitment. But it was all done in the nicest possible way. And I was also presented with a very cute "I love Kyoto" t-shirt, so I wasn't complaining too loudly! Following the comprehensive directions to 'Popolo', I managed to find the restaurant with no hiccups so was able to enjoy my seafood pasta with octopus and caviar - very nice ...

... topic. My colleague was excited. "You should definitely attend! It sounds like a fantastic!" Yes she could afford to sound excited, safe in the ignorance of my classmates that I had to endure. "But the school event clashes with Global Festa that we have to attend", I said, sounding like a kid feigning illness to skip school. "Never mind, I will cover you". "OK, then", I muttered. A moment later I said "Thanks, I ...

... fish, blue fish and still moving fish. I think I know where Dr. Seuss got his inspiration. I'll let Phil describe the market better in his food section, because it went way over my head. PFS- "Eye popping", "jaw dropping" are just a couple ways to explain the massiveness of this place. The Tsukiji Fish Market exceeds all expectations. Picture every sea creature you know or tasted and add 10,000 new ones. Countless rows of sellers and buyers ...

... up a bit. Friends. Well what can I say? After 4 years Carol, who was my best mate over here in Japan, packed up and returned to Eire. She'd been talking about it since I met her, but my charm and good looks, not to mention my shexy Shcottish accent kept her here. It took her 4 years to come to terms with my sexuality and when she finally accepted that I was gay she decided that it was time to go home and get over me. As can be ...

... the closest one to our campus last evening. He (a British man) and his Japanese colleague drove us to the property which is only about a 20 minute walk to school door to door. While it isn't exactly pretty (there are plastic curtains and some ugly dollar store shelving and bedding) it was clean, adequate, and most importantly spacious. If we were living there for longer it could be made into a cute place with a few areas rugs and some curtains, but we wont be doing ...

... DJs and are a local spectical because we are the only white kids there. Lets just say that the taxi ride home was almost $100 (the trains don't run all night). Let's talk money, just in case you want to visit later on. The first full day I spent in the city I spend about $200. This includes everything and I tried to modest where I could. Sometimes you have to buy a round of drinks, though. I bet you could get away with about $100 a day if ...

... for but after looking at what I have purchased I am very happy with what I have chosen. We leave tomorrow and I am looking forward to going home but this trip has been wonderful. I feel very blessed in coming here and also feel that my eyes have been opened to many things that I had not even contemplated previously. I will do a summary blog when I arrive back in New Zealand after I have had a chance to let things sink in. Oh and YAY for us getting the 2011 Rugby World Cup!!