Another Monday down!

This past week flew by!!!!

Been super busy....picking up and switching shifts with people. Went to Tokyo over the weekend to pay my buddy who sold me the car...he's a snap of him and his gf....i'll just start and the pics are around the table of us and some peeps hanging out on Sunday nigt(4/26/09)




The weekend was actually really great. There's something about Tokyo that gives me energy to just be productive and "sieze the day". It's weird. I stayed the night on Sunday and woke up early....which was crazy I've never been squeezed into a subway like I was this morning!!! I didn't even sleep on my bus back and was full of spunky all day...I even stayed after work a little late because I had to finish up some work for an early morning business class I picked up for a friend...and I NEVER STAY A MINUTE LATER THAN I HAVE TOO :P

ohhh...I also found a pic of my car! Taken via my balcony....



Yes it's really small!!!! But shoot it works and at least I get to park it pretty close to my house. I don't know what it is about Japanese people too but for some reason they always back their cars in everywhere...I think it's just part of their strangely efficient culture you know.

Also this past week I've had a strange appetite...check out this feast I prepared...I think that was on Thursday 4/23!



hmmm....I would ask people try and guess but it's a difficult one... 10 points to the winner with the most correct answers. And hint...there are two types of meat!!! This is the first time points have ever been availiable on the blog so...this is special!!

AND!!! I have pictures of cute Japanese kids I teach.... This girl is Rinna!! She's one of my favorite kids and also the most annoying because she hates doing anything productive but she's a really funny girl!!! She's 4 and has to stop coming to my class!! It sucks but I guess it's difficult for her mom to make it now or something = :(



This next bunch are my first class on Friday's....there alright but the dude thinks he's funny and gets put in his place every five minutes by me, you would think this wears him down but momma didn't raise a quitter with Mr.Shota! They're all drinking water because we were going over emotions, I asked everyone if they were thirsty...it turns out they were! It was pretty funny so I thought I'd take a pic!



Well that's enough for now!!! This week I have Wednesday off and I think I'm going to be doing archery up in the mountains with a bbq so I'll be sure to show everyone what's up with the bows and arrows!!! OHHH!!! GOTTA SHOW LOVE TO MY SIS!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIZNATCH!!!!

also you too Jenny!!!!

I hope everyone's doing well...mom you better get an X5 that's tiiiiiight and then get nanny a new friggin car that heap's about to blow up!!!! TAKE CARE EVERYONE!!!

ohhhh snaps!!!!

So I went shopping over the weekend and swooped these bad boys up at the local cheap-o shops!

The skateboard went for 2,000 yen, which is about $20 bucks!!! Which any of you who know about longboard skateboards a normal one is usually about $100!

Then I swooped on the guitar for $40 !!! I know it's a weird color blue but for $40 bucks it was awesome. Alright so it looks like I won't be studying as much as before.

Trying to but it's tough! I am getting a chance to practice as well which is great but motivation other than everyday conversation is tough. Especially while trying to make my lesson plans more interesting at work. I also picked up a second job!!!! It'll be teaching two classes at a kindergarten on Mondays. The great thing is this school is about a 5 minute drive from my hosue!

Goin to Fujiyoshida today to kick it with AJ, think I'm going to be making pasta then grab some ice cream @ a place in Kawaguchiko...I'll throw up some pics later on in the week!! I'm finding I don't really have too much to say on these blogs so i'll take request....anything just let me know, picture requests I'll do it!!! shoot even song request on my spankin new acoustic! Catch up later peeps!!!

Ay yai yai

So....

Apologies to everyone but it's been over a month since I dropped in the blog. A lot has been happening and I've been extremely lazy in writing.



Everything is in bloom aroud here and I'm actually going to a sakura(cherry blossom) festival over the weekend. The weather is perfect here and I'll be on top of the world as soon as I get paid!!!!!!! Work has become incredibly annoying though unfortunately :(

Teaching isn't so bad but it's really the people. My company is horribly run and hearing people complain over and over again and me refraining from telling the to shut the f*ck up so I won't hurt their ohh so sensitive feelings is getting harder every day! But! I am learning a lot more japanese and I have a great time when I'm not in the main branch so I just deal :)

Was getting a little home sick over the past month. It's like....shoot I can stay here, and learn a language I probably won't ever use...or go back to American and pick up the pieces of my life, be with my family, and my friends? Who knows I was in a predicament but the more I talk to people back home I realize I'm going to try and stick it out for a little while longer. Japanese is actually a very fun language to speak(lol being it the only other language I can) and everybody I meet is very interesting.

OHHH!!! I bought a car too!!! Pics are coming soon, I had to park it in Fujiyoshida...where my good friend Amanda lives because I need to buy a parking space and I'm broke until 4/10...so not so bad. It's a little hatchback that will fit right in to everyone else driving around here.


LOL sometimes I have some funny timing with my pics! This was taken a couple weeks ago when my aussie friend Jyoti and I took a little weekend trip up to Nagano...the snow was so slushy I was able to plany my board wherever I wanted and capture this goofy skier too!!!! Alright peeps more to come...any requests on blog topics???