Sorry for the late post on my weekend activities! I have been falling behind on my blog and have been struggling to keep up! *I love the national holidays strategically placed within the year. Oh, how I love Japan! More countries should take note! ^^
Thursday:
My weekend really began on Thursday even
ing. We had cooking class for the month of October and it was a lot of fun! I was the leader for the class, so I had to be there a little earlier than usual. I was there around 6:30 PM and people were already starting to prepare the ingredients for the recipes. The recipes for the night were buttered balsamic vinagrette asparagus, buttered rice and tatertot hotdish (or the equivalent form of it) and nashi! It was a lot of fun and we did a lot of improvisation to make the potatoes work, but in the end it worked out! Toby's mum was there with us too! Mrs. Verna Walstod was amongst us and I had a good time chatting to her about my impressions about Japan and the group dynamic of Shimokita! Afterward, I went to McDonald's to chat with Alex Q. and it was a good time as always. It is nice time just to catch up and see how each other is doing in life.
Friday:
Culture day was finally upon us! I remember signing up for this almost three weeks in advance and then forgetting about it! It was nice because it was considered a business trip, but the ALTs all knew it was just a day off from the drone work of teaching. We all got to be relaxed and I learned a lot about Japanese culture. The seminar I chose was about Sumo w
restling and the three workshops were Japanese cooking, kingyo Nebuta and karate. It was all good and fun. I learned to make some delicious dishes, got to make my own goldfish and learned the deeper meaning of karate. After the day was done, I helped clean up for a bit, then headed to Mila's place for some tea with Yuan, Shuang, Mike and Angella. I ended up leaving a little earlier because I had to get back for the field day and it was also my first night of, "working," at ONE LOVE. I volunteer there and get paid NO MONEY, but I learn valuable lessons about people and how to bartend! I love to work with Shino and Ichiro. They are great and I feel as though I am making invaluable friends for life! I finished work and then went back to Mike's and decided to stay there for the night instead of going back to Oma.
Saturday:
I got up early and had to drive back to Oma to make it back in time for the preparation day! It was a long drive, but it was pleasant! I got back and changed into relaxed sports clothes and went to school. The day of preparations was really just the students having time to practice their dance routine and also practice some more technical things such as marching and the traditional dance! The day was rainy and very windy and it cut the preparations short and we were allowed to leave at 14:00 PM that day! I took a nap and then decided to head back to Mutsu. I ended up working again that night at ONE LOVE and there were more people there! It was a good night for ONE LOVE and we went out afterward to a local restaurant for a late night snack! It was good and I headed back to Mike's for another nice sleep!
Sunday:
Sunday was my typical lazy day. I went out to eat and just chilled around Mike's apartment. Mike came back and said he had a festival, so he went to that and I went somewhere, I can't really remember. Alex B. had told me he was coming back fro
m Noheji and we would be able to hang out later and possibly play some Wii! I was excited because I have not really spent much time with Alex and knowing he is now engaged, he will have less and less time to spend with people. We went to Alex's place in Ori and played Wii! Nobuko's friend, Yuko was there and it was nice to meet a new person! ^^ Nobuko had a cake to celebrate Yuko's birthday and I told her that Mike's was the day before hers! So it ended up being a double celebration! We had some dinner that Nobuko cooked, which was very delicious and then went to bowl and play pool. Yuko went back to Noheji which was unfortunate, but still we had a lot of fun. Of course, I suggested we have a wager of pushups. 3 and 6 for strikes and spares respectively. After that, we played some pool and it was fun.
Monday:
I came back on Monday in the early afternoon and got a nice email from Julie and Taylor. They came up from Noheji and wanted to see Oma. Unfortunately, I did not know of the places yet and I just entertained! They bought some stuff from Maeda and I cooked for them. I made some mabodofu and miso soup. It was nice to just talk for a bit. What a full weekend!
Thursday:
My weekend really began on Thursday even
ing. We had cooking class for the month of October and it was a lot of fun! I was the leader for the class, so I had to be there a little earlier than usual. I was there around 6:30 PM and people were already starting to prepare the ingredients for the recipes. The recipes for the night were buttered balsamic vinagrette asparagus, buttered rice and tatertot hotdish (or the equivalent form of it) and nashi! It was a lot of fun and we did a lot of improvisation to make the potatoes work, but in the end it worked out! Toby's mum was there with us too! Mrs. Verna Walstod was amongst us and I had a good time chatting to her about my impressions about Japan and the group dynamic of Shimokita! Afterward, I went to McDonald's to chat with Alex Q. and it was a good time as always. It is nice time just to catch up and see how each other is doing in life.Friday:
Culture day was finally upon us! I remember signing up for this almost three weeks in advance and then forgetting about it! It was nice because it was considered a business trip, but the ALTs all knew it was just a day off from the drone work of teaching. We all got to be relaxed and I learned a lot about Japanese culture. The seminar I chose was about Sumo w
restling and the three workshops were Japanese cooking, kingyo Nebuta and karate. It was all good and fun. I learned to make some delicious dishes, got to make my own goldfish and learned the deeper meaning of karate. After the day was done, I helped clean up for a bit, then headed to Mila's place for some tea with Yuan, Shuang, Mike and Angella. I ended up leaving a little earlier because I had to get back for the field day and it was also my first night of, "working," at ONE LOVE. I volunteer there and get paid NO MONEY, but I learn valuable lessons about people and how to bartend! I love to work with Shino and Ichiro. They are great and I feel as though I am making invaluable friends for life! I finished work and then went back to Mike's and decided to stay there for the night instead of going back to Oma.Saturday:
I got up early and had to drive back to Oma to make it back in time for the preparation day! It was a long drive, but it was pleasant! I got back and changed into relaxed sports clothes and went to school. The day of preparations was really just the students having time to practice their dance routine and also practice some more technical things such as marching and the traditional dance! The day was rainy and very windy and it cut the preparations short and we were allowed to leave at 14:00 PM that day! I took a nap and then decided to head back to Mutsu. I ended up working again that night at ONE LOVE and there were more people there! It was a good night for ONE LOVE and we went out afterward to a local restaurant for a late night snack! It was good and I headed back to Mike's for another nice sleep!
Sunday:
Sunday was my typical lazy day. I went out to eat and just chilled around Mike's apartment. Mike came back and said he had a festival, so he went to that and I went somewhere, I can't really remember. Alex B. had told me he was coming back fro
m Noheji and we would be able to hang out later and possibly play some Wii! I was excited because I have not really spent much time with Alex and knowing he is now engaged, he will have less and less time to spend with people. We went to Alex's place in Ori and played Wii! Nobuko's friend, Yuko was there and it was nice to meet a new person! ^^ Nobuko had a cake to celebrate Yuko's birthday and I told her that Mike's was the day before hers! So it ended up being a double celebration! We had some dinner that Nobuko cooked, which was very delicious and then went to bowl and play pool. Yuko went back to Noheji which was unfortunate, but still we had a lot of fun. Of course, I suggested we have a wager of pushups. 3 and 6 for strikes and spares respectively. After that, we played some pool and it was fun.Monday:
I came back on Monday in the early afternoon and got a nice email from Julie and Taylor. They came up from Noheji and wanted to see Oma. Unfortunately, I did not know of the places yet and I just entertained! They bought some stuff from Maeda and I cooked for them. I made some mabodofu and miso soup. It was nice to just talk for a bit. What a full weekend!
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