3rd Year - Part 1 Since, I have failed at the attempt to keep you all up to date with my life.  I am now just trying to recap the highlights of my time here in Japan.  So, this being my third year I haven't taken as many photos or visited as many places.  There are lots of new ALTs, but I have mostly hung out with the same friends...

June started out great!  I went to a Japanese Reggae show at a temple.  I went with Rose and Rory to this all day concert.  The music was great and the people were even better.  Met some cool Japanese people and danced till the sun went down.  One highlight was me losing my cell phone and looking around in the dark for a...

March is graduation time in Japan. So first I'll show you some photos from my school this past year.  I had a small junior high and elementary school that I went to and 3 other junior highs.  I went to the graduation ceremony of the school I played dodge ball with in February.  So, what else happens in March? St. Patrick's Day or ...

Started off June by going to another Carp's baseball game! This time in Onomichi, which is about 20 min away from Fukuyama. The game was on a Friday night after work. The stadium is at the top of the city with only one road leading up there. The traffic was so bad some of us got off the bus and walked to the game. It had already started and you ...

Today we got to know Mayumi's family and just relaxed. It was so nice to be able to stay with them (its rare that a Japanese family invites people into their homes) and get to see the "real" side of Japan. We went shopping, ate swirled green tea and brown tea ice cream (Yum!), and then went to a grocery store to buy stuff for dinner. Heidi and I...

Today we didn't really do very much. I think we were a little exhausted from the first week of our trip. We slept in very late, until almost 11. By the time we got up and got ready, we ate a quick lunch, and then went out with Mayumi to do some shopping around Fukuyama. First we went to a few craft/fabric stores, and then to a mall. The mall was...

Here is my attempt to get caught up with updating everybody without sending you a bunch of emails. So I will be hitting the highlights over the past few months. Most of you should be able to keep up with me, but I tend to be very random at times, so stay on your toes! I will give you month titles in order to help those who need to keep order of ...

This entry will cover the most of October and Novemember. I did not travel as much with having to work 5 days a week way too often. What is that about? I am including the highlights and leaving out the low lights because I don't really remember those anyway. In October, I went to a Sake Festival in Saijo. Sake from all over Japan and for one pri...

Here are some photos of some of the people I have meet while in Japan. We had a training down in Hiroshima and Saijo for the JETs. My co-workers and I were invited by a local restaurant owner, where we tend to go often, to the Fukuyama fireworks. There are some photos of the local bar, Flower, where Charlie serves up spirts and good music! This ...