Otsu, Japan

<I am sorry for the lack of picture in the following two entries, my camera was out of action temporarily and I have not yet retrieved photos from Alex and Jo that may be useful. I will put some good ones up later, promise!!> Last night's stay at ...

"Explain the time difference to me again please? Is today tomorrow or yesterday in Japan?" -Mom Hahaha! I love my mother!!! :) For anyone else who's been wondering, we're 13 hours ahead of you guys in the states. So when it's Monday night there, it's ...

8-29-2006 Monday The Japanese seem to be detail-oriented, perfectionists. In some packages, every cookie comes individually wrapped with various sheets of paper. Trains arrive with the doors directly in front of the boarding numbers, not a second late. ...

... 're some type of teaching certificate. Later on we had what JET likes to call "Survival Orientation". Second and third year JETs (Japan Exchange Teachers) explained the best way to send money home, where to get big packages sent, how to pay our bills, etc. ...